Canada vs Japan: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan, a difference of 3.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -0.5164 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2000s | -3.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2010s | -2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.3945 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.42 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8689 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Canada and Japan?
- 3.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age 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 age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.