Iceland vs United Kingdom: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Iceland
21 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
United Kingdom
23.1 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Iceland rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
14th

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

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 21 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland, a difference of 2.1 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iceland ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 32 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 26 Percentage of full-time employment 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment 0.2007 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom
2010s 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment 4.87 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Iceland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 23.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 21 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Iceland and United Kingdom?
2.1 Percentage of full-time employment, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Iceland ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.