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

European Union (27 countries)
20.29 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Lithuania
29.01 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
European Union (27 countries) rank
4th
Lithuania rank
1st

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

  • European Union (27 countries)
  • Lithuania
0102030199520092024

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 29.01 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment in European Union (27 countries), a difference of 8.72 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times European Union (27 countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 1st of 7 regions.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27 countries) Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 21.95 Percentage of full-time employment 29 Percentage of full-time employment 7.05 Percentage of full-time employment Lithuania
2010s 22.3 Percentage of full-time employment 25.67 Percentage of full-time employment 3.36 Percentage of full-time employment Lithuania
2020s 20.91 Percentage of full-time employment 28.86 Percentage of full-time employment 7.95 Percentage of full-time employment Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, European Union (27 countries) or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 29.01 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.29 Percentage of full-time employment in European Union (27 countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between European Union (27 countries) and Lithuania?
8.72 Percentage of full-time employment, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries) and Lithuania?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do European Union (27 countries) and Lithuania rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
European Union (27 countries) ranks 4th and Lithuania ranks 1st of 7 regions.
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.