Japan vs Lithuania: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median
Japan
13.4%
in 2020
Lithuania
13.3%
in 2023
Japan rank
39th
Lithuania rank
42nd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 13.4% against 13.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Lithuania ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.8% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 14.0% | 1.6% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 10.4% | 3.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 13.4% against 13.3% in Lithuania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Japan ranks 39th and Lithuania ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.