Belgium vs Denmark: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Belgium
12.87 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Denmark
2.5 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Belgium rank
30th
Denmark rank
32nd

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

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment against 2.5 Percentage of full-time employment in Denmark, a difference of 10.37 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Belgium's figure about 5.1 times Denmark's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 30th and Denmark ranks 32nd of 32 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s 12.04 Percentage of full-time employment 2.34 Percentage of full-time employment 9.7 Percentage of full-time employment Belgium
2010s 13.34 Percentage of full-time employment 2.83 Percentage of full-time employment 10.51 Percentage of full-time employment Belgium
2020s 12.82 Percentage of full-time employment 2.54 Percentage of full-time employment 10.28 Percentage of full-time employment Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Belgium or Denmark?
Belgium, at 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment against 2.5 Percentage of full-time employment in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Belgium and Denmark?
10.37 Percentage of full-time employment, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Belgium ranks 30th and Denmark ranks 32nd 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.