Japan vs Taiwan, China: Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$

Japan
48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Taiwan, China
55.61 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2021
Japan rank
25th
Taiwan, China rank
22nd

Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ over time

  • Japan
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 55.61 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan, a difference of 7.5 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 25th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 120 countries.

Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
2010s 46.85 international-$ in 2021 prices 50.05 international-$ in 2021 prices 3.2 international-$ in 2021 prices Taiwan, China
2020s 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices 55.91 international-$ in 2021 prices 7.81 international-$ in 2021 prices Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$, Japan or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 55.61 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48.11 international-$ in 2021 prices in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$ between Japan and Taiwan, China?
7.5 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan, China?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Japan and Taiwan, China rank globally for mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$?
Japan ranks 25th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mean income or consumption per day: 2017 vs. 2021 international-$
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Average income or consumption of the population per day.