Colombia vs Portugal: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Colombia
25.12 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Portugal
24.57 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Colombia rank
12th
Portugal rank
13th

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

  • Colombia
  • Portugal
0102030200220132025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment against 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal, a difference of 0.55 Percentage of full-time employment.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Portugal ahead.

Colombia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 32 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 26.53 Percentage of full-time employment 30.33 Percentage of full-time employment 3.81 Percentage of full-time employment Portugal
2020s 26.49 Percentage of full-time employment 25.93 Percentage of full-time employment 0.5527 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, Colombia or Portugal?
Colombia, at 25.12 Percentage of full-time employment against 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Colombia and Portugal?
0.55 Percentage of full-time employment, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Colombia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th 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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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.