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

Germany
17.67 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Italy
16.27 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Germany rank
25th
Italy rank
27th

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

  • Germany
  • Italy
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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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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.