Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled

Japan
34.86
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
34.91
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th

Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 34.91 against 34.86 in Japan, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 187 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 26.46 31.93 5.47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 25.96 29.46 3.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 25.62 32.1 6.48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 29.52 32.31 2.79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 33.9 34.05 0.1532 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 34.91 against 34.86 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.05, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,336 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.