Bulgaria vs Latvia: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Latvia, a difference of 9.8 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 32 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.5 Percentage of full-time employment | Latvia |
| 2010s | 27.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 1 Percentage of full-time employment | Latvia |
| 2020s | 29.64 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.02 Percentage of full-time employment | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Bulgaria or Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 9.8 Percentage of full-time employment, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Bulgaria ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 5th 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.