Israel vs Japan: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits
Israel
1.9%
in 2023
Japan
2.0%
in 2022
Israel rank
24th
Japan rank
21st
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Israel, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 24th and Japan ranks 21st of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 2.0% | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment vs. public spending on family benefits, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female employment vs. public spending on family benefits between Israel and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Israel ranks 24th 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.