Japan vs New Zealand: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Japan
-2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
New Zealand
-3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Japan rank
12th
New Zealand rank
13th

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
-5051015197319992025

How they compare

Japan currently reports -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in New Zealand, a difference of 0.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Japan ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s -1.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand
2010s 0.3945 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.0229 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.3716 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Japan
2020s -3.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage -1.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand

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, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at -2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Japan and New Zealand?
0.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Japan ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.