Japan vs Spain: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$

Japan

42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2020

Spain

47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Japan rank

25th

Spain rank

23rd

Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ over time

Japan
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices against 42.17 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan, a difference of 5.13 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 120 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.