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
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.