Croatia vs Japan: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Croatia
2.0%
in 2021
Japan
2.0%
in 2022
Croatia rank
22nd
Japan rank
21st
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Croatia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Croatia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Croatia and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Croatia ranks 22nd 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.