Mexico vs Spain: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Mexico
20.79 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Spain
21.3 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Mexico rank
18th
Spain rank
16th

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

  • Mexico
  • Spain
0102030200220132025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment in Mexico, a difference of 0.51 Percentage of full-time employment.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 32 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 23.06 Percentage of full-time employment 25 Percentage of full-time employment 1.94 Percentage of full-time employment Spain
2010s 21.45 Percentage of full-time employment 25.67 Percentage of full-time employment 4.22 Percentage of full-time employment Spain
2020s 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment 2.35 Percentage of full-time employment Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Mexico or Spain?
Spain, at 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment against 20.79 Percentage of full-time employment in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Mexico and Spain?
0.51 Percentage of full-time employment, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Mexico ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th 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.