Australia vs Mexico: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia, a difference of 0.84 Percentage of full-time employment.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 18th of 32 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.76 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.3 Percentage of full-time employment | Mexico |
| 2010s | 19.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.53 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.792 Percentage of full-time employment | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.68 Percentage of full-time employment | 20.13 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.4498 Percentage of full-time employment | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.95 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.84 Percentage of full-time employment, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Australia ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 18th 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.