Germany vs Italy: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment in Italy, a difference of 1.4 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 25th and Italy ranks 27th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.99 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.51 Percentage of full-time employment | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.29 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.373 Percentage of full-time employment | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.15 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 7 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, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Germany and Italy?
- 1.4 Percentage of full-time employment, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Germany ranks 25th and Italy ranks 27th 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.