Finland vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Finland
15.84 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Germany
17.67 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Finland rank
28th
Germany rank
25th

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

  • Finland
  • Germany
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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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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.