Australia vs Mexico: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment in Mexico, a difference of 1.13 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.87 Percentage of full-time employment | Mexico |
| 2010s | 15.91 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.12 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.2016 Percentage of full-time employment | Mexico |
| 2020s | 17.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.18 Percentage of full-time employment | Australia |
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 Mexico?
- Australia, at 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment against 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Australia and Mexico?
- 1.13 Percentage of full-time employment, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Australia ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.