Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan
Japan: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 1.6 in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
1.6
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
69th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.7
in 2008
All-time low
0.6
in 2015
Years of data
13
2008β2020
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan, 2008β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan stood at 1.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan peaked at 1.7 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2015.
Japan ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.24 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 66 Dominican Republic 2.03 compare
- 67 Hungary 1.77 compare
- 68 Costa Rica 1.74 compare
- 70 Bulgaria 1.59 compare
- 71 Romania 1.28 compare
- 72 Lithuania, Republic of 1.25 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 5 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,245 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.059 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Japan was 1.6 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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