Brazil vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Brazil
25.47 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
23.1 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Brazil rank
11th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
14th

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

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0102030199720102024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment against 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2.37 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 32 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 26.87 Percentage of full-time employment 26.11 Percentage of full-time employment 0.7536 Percentage of full-time employment Brazil
2020s 26.72 Percentage of full-time employment 24.48 Percentage of full-time employment 2.24 Percentage of full-time employment Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Brazil or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Brazil, at 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment against 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.37 Percentage of full-time employment, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Brazil ranks 11th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th 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.