Canada vs Iceland: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Canada
- Iceland
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.
Individual pages
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.