Austria vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany, a difference of 1.75 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.01 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.25 Percentage of full-time employment | Austria |
| 2010s | 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.16 Percentage of full-time employment | Austria |
| 2020s | 20.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.72 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.68 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Austria and Germany?
- 1.75 Percentage of full-time employment, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Austria ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th 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.