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

Cyprus
26.17 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Portugal
24.57 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Cyprus rank
10th
Portugal rank
13th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Portugal
0102030200220132024

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment against 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal, a difference of 1.6 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.

Cyprus ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 32 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 24 Percentage of full-time employment 27.5 Percentage of full-time employment 3.5 Percentage of full-time employment Portugal
2010s 27.67 Percentage of full-time employment 30.33 Percentage of full-time employment 2.67 Percentage of full-time employment Portugal
2020s 26.07 Percentage of full-time employment 25.93 Percentage of full-time employment 0.1307 Percentage of full-time employment Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Cyprus or Portugal?
Cyprus, at 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment against 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Cyprus and Portugal?
1.6 Percentage of full-time employment, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Cyprus ranks 10th 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.