France vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
France currently reports 19 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany, a difference of 1.33 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Germany ranks 25th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.51 Percentage of full-time employment | France |
| 2010s | 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.29 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.04 Percentage of full-time employment | France |
| 2020s | 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.15 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.73 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, France or Germany?
- France, at 19 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between France and Germany?
- 1.33 Percentage of full-time employment, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- France ranks 24th 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.