Finland vs Japan: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland, a difference of 1.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and Japan ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 13.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 1990s | -4.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2000s | -7.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2010s | -3.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.3945 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2655 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.38 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Finland |
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, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Finland and Japan?
- 1.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Finland ranks 15th 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.