Finland vs Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan, a difference of 4.87 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 32 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.98 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.08 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.9 Percentage of full-time employment | Finland |
| 2020s | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.92 Percentage of full-time employment | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Finland and Japan?
- 4.87 Percentage of full-time employment, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Finland ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. 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 series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.