Japan
Gini index

Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.

Global rank#45out of 70 countries
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Historical trend

34.633.632.731.730.7200820142020Japan · 2020: 32.30Japan

Analytical takeaways

  • Japan records 32.30 for Gini index in 2020, ranking #45 globally out of 70 countries.
  • Gini index declined from 34.60 in 2008 to 32.30 in 2020, a decrease of 2.30.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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