Global Development News

Global Gender Gap Report 2021: Japan drops, India rises, and US lags behind.

Japan has dropped to 21st place from last year's 19th in the ranking of countries' performance in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the annual report published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The report rates how well a country has achieved 17 SDGs on a scale of four. Japan's ranking in the annual survey has been dropping since peaking at 11th place in 2017.