Japan vs United States of America: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in United States of America, a difference of 2.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 38 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 25.84 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 1980s | 32.25 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 23.01 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 1990s | 29.09 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.35 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.83 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2010s | 19.41 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.51 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.38 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, Japan or United States of America?
- Japan, at 13.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Japan and United States of America?
- 2.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Japan ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 10th of 38 countries.
- 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.