Japan vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Japan
2.6%
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
5.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
4th
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Japan
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 5.3% against 2.6% in Japan, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Japan or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Small island developing States (SIDS), at 5.3% against 2.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 2.7%, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Japan ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.