Japan vs Malta: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Japan
52.8
in 2023
Malta
63.02
in 2025
Japan rank
8th
Malta rank
5th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 63.02 against 52.8 in Japan, a difference of 10.22.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Malta ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.76 | 23.32 | 31.44 | Japan |
| 2010s | 56.37 | 33.61 | 22.76 | Japan |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 56.17 | 9.92 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 63.02 against 52.8 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap between Japan and Malta?
- 10.22, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Japan ranks 8th and Malta ranks 5th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.