European Union (27 countries) vs Japan: Gender wage gap (Organisation)
Gender wage gap (Organisation) over time
- European Union (27 countries)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in European Union (27 countries), a difference of 6.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times European Union (27 countries)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
European Union (27 countries) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 8 regions.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27 countries) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 28.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.27 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 25.83 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 19.41 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 15.33 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.15 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, European Union (27 countries) or Japan?
- Japan, at 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in European Union (27 countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between European Union (27 countries) and Japan?
- 6.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries) and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27 countries) and Japan rank globally for gender wage gap?
- European Union (27 countries) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 8 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Gender wage gap. 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 gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.