Estonia vs European Union (27 countries): Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Estonia
18.86 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
European Union (27 countries)
20.29 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Estonia rank
6th
European Union (27 countries) rank
4th

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

  • Estonia
  • European Union (27 countries)
0102030199520092024

How they compare

European Union (27 countries) currently reports 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment against 18.86 Percentage of full-time employment in Estonia, a difference of 1.43 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes European Union (27 countries)'s figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 6th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th of 7 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and European Union (27 countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia European Union (27 countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment 21.95 Percentage of full-time employment 3.55 Percentage of full-time employment Estonia
2010s 23 Percentage of full-time employment 22.3 Percentage of full-time employment 0.6955 Percentage of full-time employment Estonia
2020s 20.01 Percentage of full-time employment 20.91 Percentage of full-time employment 0.9009 Percentage of full-time employment European Union (27 countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Estonia or European Union (27 countries)?
European Union (27 countries), at 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment against 18.86 Percentage of full-time employment in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Estonia and European Union (27 countries)?
1.43 Percentage of full-time employment, with European Union (27 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and European Union (27 countries)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Estonia and European Union (27 countries) rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Estonia ranks 6th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th of 7 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.