Israel vs Japan: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 40.38 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 39.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Israel, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 23 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 29.47 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 7.03 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Israel |
| 2010s | 42.5 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 34.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 8.09 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Israel |
| 2020s | 40.12 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 39.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 0.2764 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 40.38 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 39.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Israel and Japan?
- 0.7 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Israel ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.