Japan vs United Kingdom: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.3234
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.3242
in 2021
Japan rank
79th
United Kingdom rank
78th
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.3242 against 0.3234 in Japan, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 78th of 120 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3379 | 0.3529 | 0.015 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.3314 | 0.0113 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.3234 | 0.3265 | 0.0031 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher income inequality vs. gdp per capita, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.3242 against 0.3234 in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in income inequality vs. gdp per capita between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.0008, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 79th and United Kingdom ranks 78th 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.