Japan vs Luxembourg: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 11.42 against 10.67 in Japan, a difference of 0.75.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Luxembourg ranks 68th of 84 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.36 | 14.5 | 0.856 | Japan |
| 2000s | 15.25 | 13.12 | 2.13 | Japan |
| 2010s | 13.5 | 12.11 | 1.39 | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.39 | 11.57 | 1.18 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 11.42 against 10.67 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 0.75, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for low pay rate?
- Japan ranks 70th and Luxembourg ranks 68th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.