Japan vs Spain: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Japan
1,032 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Spain
1,083 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2022
Japan rank
21st
Spain rank
19th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
02505007501.0k198020012022

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,083 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,032 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan, a difference of 51.44 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 47 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.