Finland vs Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland, a difference of 0.79 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 27th and Japan ranks 26th of 37 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 15 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.83 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.22 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.15 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.45 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.41 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Finland or Japan?
- Japan, at 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Finland and Japan?
- 0.79 Percentage of full-time employment, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Finland ranks 27th and Japan ranks 26th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low 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.