Australia vs India: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia, a difference of 3.17 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and India ranks 8th of 37 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.97 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.74 Percentage of full-time employment | India |
| 2020s | 17.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 25.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.25 Percentage of full-time employment | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Australia or India?
- India, at 20.85 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Australia and India?
- 3.17 Percentage of full-time employment, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Australia ranks 11th and India ranks 8th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low 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.