Netherlands vs Romania: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence

Netherlands
16.85 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Romania
26.17 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Netherlands rank
7th
Romania rank
9th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Romania
0102030200220132024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment in Netherlands, a difference of 9.32 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Romania ahead.

Netherlands ranks 7th and Romania ranks 9th of 7 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 22.5 Percentage of full-time employment 28.5 Percentage of full-time employment 6 Percentage of full-time employment Romania
2010s 27.33 Percentage of full-time employment 28.33 Percentage of full-time employment 1 Percentage of full-time employment Romania
2020s 17.05 Percentage of full-time employment 27.72 Percentage of full-time employment 10.67 Percentage of full-time employment Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Netherlands or Romania?
Romania, at 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.85 Percentage of full-time employment in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Netherlands and Romania?
9.32 Percentage of full-time employment, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Netherlands ranks 7th and Romania ranks 9th of 7 groups.
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.