France vs Japan: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan, a difference of 1.02 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.84 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.41 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.91 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.6 Percentage of full-time employment | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.22 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.84 Percentage of full-time employment | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, France or Japan?
- France, at 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment against 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between France and Japan?
- 1.02 Percentage of full-time employment, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- France ranks 23rd 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.