Australia vs Japan: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Australia
1.9%
in 2022
Japan
2.0%
in 2022
Australia rank
23rd
Japan rank
21st
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Australia and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 21st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.