Australia vs Iceland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Australia
- Iceland
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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About this data
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.