Finland vs Japan: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Finland
1.45 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Japan
1.48 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Japan rank
27th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.48 Factor of decile 1 against 1.45 Factor of decile 1 in Finland, a difference of 0.03 Factor of decile 1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 29th and Japan ranks 27th of 38 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.57 Factor of decile 1 | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1181 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.48 Factor of decile 1 | 1.71 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2326 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1.64 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2255 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.38 Factor of decile 1 | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | 0.253 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.41 Factor of decile 1 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1779 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.44 Factor of decile 1 | 1.51 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0691 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.48 Factor of decile 1 against 1.45 Factor of decile 1 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Finland and Japan?
- 0.03 Factor of decile 1, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Finland ranks 29th and Japan ranks 27th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.