Japan vs Luxembourg: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income

Japan
13.4%
in 2020
Luxembourg
14.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
41st
Luxembourg rank
38th

Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time

  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
57.51012.515198520042023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 14.4% against 13.4% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 41st and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Luxembourg Difference Ahead
2000s 14.4% 10.9% 3.5% Japan
2010s 12.4% 12.2% 0.2% Japan
2020s 13.4% 14.2% 0.8% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income, Japan or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 14.4% against 13.4% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income between Japan and Luxembourg?
1.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
Japan ranks 41st and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,510 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed