Canada vs Colombia: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Canada
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada, a difference of 3.16 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 12th of 32 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.97 Percentage of full-time employment | 28.12 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.14 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
| 2010s | 22.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.94 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
| 2020s | 21.43 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.97 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.54 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Canada or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Canada and Colombia?
- 3.16 Percentage of full-time employment, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Canada ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 12th 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.