Japan vs United Kingdom: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient
Japan
38,415
in 2017
United Kingdom
37,783
in 2017
Japan rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
23rd
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,415 against 37,783 in United Kingdom, a difference of 632.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1820 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 160 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,317 | 3,306 | 1,989 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 1,436 | 4,332 | 2,896 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1,580 | 5,829 | 4,249 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 1,854 | 6,845 | 4,991 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 2,317 | 7,718 | 5,401 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 3,665 | 8,772 | 5,107 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 3,062 | 11,061 | 7,999 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 6,354 | 13,780 | 7,426 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 15,484 | 17,162 | 1,678 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 21,404 | 20,612 | 792 | Japan |
| 1990s | 29,949 | 26,189 | 3,760 | Japan |
| 2000s | 34,034 | 33,785 | 249.5 | Japan |
| 2010s | 36,713 | 36,268 | 444.5 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 38,415 against 37,783 in United Kingdom as of 2017.
- What is the difference in use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 632, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Japan ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.