Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan, a difference of 0.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 1980s | 46.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 1990s | 45.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Japan |
| 2000s | 43.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 43.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.0229 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 40.69 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 39.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.0078 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 37.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Japan ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Youth 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.