Portugal vs Spain: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in Spain, a difference of 3.27 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 13th and Spain ranks 16th of 32 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment | 2 Percentage of full-time employment | Portugal |
| 2010s | 30.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.67 Percentage of full-time employment | Portugal |
| 2020s | 25.93 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.76 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.17 Percentage of full-time employment | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 24.57 Percentage of full-time employment against 21.3 Percentage of full-time employment in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Portugal and Spain?
- 3.27 Percentage of full-time employment, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Portugal ranks 13th 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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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.