Argentina vs European Union (27 countries): Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Argentina
31.06 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
European Union (27 countries)
20.29 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Argentina rank
2nd
European Union (27 countries) rank
4th

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time

  • Argentina
  • European Union (27 countries)
0102030199520092024

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment in European Union (27 countries), a difference of 10.77 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times European Union (27 countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was European Union (27 countries) ahead.

Argentina ranks 2nd and European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th of 32 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and European Union (27 countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina European Union (27 countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 18.54 Percentage of full-time employment 21.68 Percentage of full-time employment 3.14 Percentage of full-time employment European Union (27 countries)
2020s 26.42 Percentage of full-time employment 20.74 Percentage of full-time employment 5.67 Percentage of full-time employment Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Argentina or European Union (27 countries)?
Argentina, at 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment in European Union (27 countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Argentina and European Union (27 countries)?
10.77 Percentage of full-time employment, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and European Union (27 countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Argentina and European Union (27 countries) rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Argentina ranks 2nd and European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.