Japan vs Spain: Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita
Japan
48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Spain
54.85 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Japan rank
23rd
Spain rank
21st
Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 54.85 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan, a difference of 6.74 international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 118 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.09 international-$ in 2021 prices | 54.67 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 2010s | 46.81 international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.28 international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 2020s | 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.62 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.51 international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 54.85 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Spain?
- 6.74 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for mean income or consumption per day vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 21st of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average income or consumption of the population per day.