Israel vs Japan: Prosperity gap
Israel
1.18
in 2022
Japan
1.2
in 2020
Israel rank
94th
Japan rank
92nd
Prosperity gap over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 against 1.18 in Israel, a difference of 0.02.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 94th and Japan ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.32 | 0.345 | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.11 | 0.3272 | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 0.1361 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prosperity gap, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.2 against 1.18 in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in prosperity gap between Israel and Japan?
- 0.02, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for prosperity gap?
- Israel ranks 94th and Japan ranks 92nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Prosperity gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.