Japan vs Switzerland: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Japan
1.48 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Switzerland
1.5 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Japan rank
27th
Switzerland rank
25th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.5 Factor of decile 1 against 1.48 Factor of decile 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.02 Factor of decile 1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 38 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 Factor of decile 1 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0972 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | 1.51 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1221 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.59 Factor of decile 1 | 1.52 Factor of decile 1 | 0.063 Factor of decile 1 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.51 Factor of decile 1 | 1.5 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0104 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, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.5 Factor of decile 1 against 1.48 Factor of decile 1 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.02 Factor of decile 1, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Japan ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 25th 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.