France vs Japan: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
France
0.3181
in 2023
Japan
0.3234
in 2020
France rank
82nd
Japan rank
79th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.3234 against 0.3181 in France, a difference of 0.0053.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 82nd and Japan ranks 79th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3283 | 0.3379 | 0.0096 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3247 | 0.32 | 0.0047 | France |
| 2020s | 0.3066 | 0.3234 | 0.0168 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.3234 against 0.3181 in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between France and Japan?
- 0.0053, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 82nd and Japan ranks 79th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.