Belgium vs Italy: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in Belgium, a difference of 3.4 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 32 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.75 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.75 Percentage of full-time employment | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.03 Percentage of full-time employment | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.25 Percentage of full-time employment | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Belgium and Italy?
- 3.4 Percentage of full-time employment, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th 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.