Japan vs Serbia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income
Japan
13.4%
in 2020
Serbia
14.3%
in 2023
Japan rank
41st
Serbia rank
39th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income over time
- Japan
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 14.3% against 13.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 39th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 7.3% | 7.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 17.7% | 5.4% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 14.7% | 1.3% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 14.3% 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 Serbia?
- 0.9%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Serbia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Serbia rank globally for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Japan ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 39th 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.