Finland vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland, a difference of 1.83 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Germany ahead.
Finland ranks 28th and Germany ranks 25th of 32 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.15 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.66 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.5093 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 16.78 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.63 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.85 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.32 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.76 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Finland or Germany?
- Germany, at 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Finland and Germany?
- 1.83 Percentage of full-time employment, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Finland ranks 28th and Germany ranks 25th 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.