Australia vs Iceland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Australia
19.95 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Iceland
21 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Australia rank
20th
Iceland rank
17th

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

  • Australia
  • Iceland
0102030198520052025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 21 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia, a difference of 1.05 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 17th of 32 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 16.9 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 9.1 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland
2010s 20.01 Percentage of full-time employment 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment 1.32 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Australia or Iceland?
Iceland, at 21 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Australia and Iceland?
1.05 Percentage of full-time employment, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Australia ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 17th 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.