Canada vs United Kingdom: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada, a difference of 1.14 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 32 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.37 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.14 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 20.95 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.29 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 22.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.23 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.84 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.48 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.18 Percentage of full-time employment | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 1.14 Percentage of full-time employment, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Canada ranks 15th and United Kingdom 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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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.