Canada vs Iceland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Canada
21.96 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Iceland
21 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Canada rank
15th
Iceland rank
17th

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

  • Canada
  • Iceland
0102030199720102024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment against 21 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland, a difference of 0.96 Percentage of full-time employment.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iceland ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and Iceland ranks 17th of 32 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 20.65 Percentage of full-time employment 26 Percentage of full-time employment 5.35 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland
2010s 22.01 Percentage of full-time employment 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment 0.6751 Percentage of full-time employment Canada

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 Iceland?
Canada, at 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment against 21 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Canada and Iceland?
0.96 Percentage of full-time employment, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Canada ranks 15th and Iceland ranks 17th 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

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.