Belgium vs Finland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Belgium
11.61 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Finland
9.88 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Belgium rank
24th
Finland rank
27th

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time

  • Belgium
  • Finland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland, a difference of 1.73 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Finland ranks 27th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 5.43 Percentage of full-time employment 7.7 Percentage of full-time employment 2.27 Percentage of full-time employment Finland
2010s 5.86 Percentage of full-time employment 8.22 Percentage of full-time employment 2.36 Percentage of full-time employment Finland
2020s 11.08 Percentage of full-time employment 9.04 Percentage of full-time employment 2.04 Percentage of full-time employment Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Belgium or Finland?
Belgium, at 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Belgium and Finland?
1.73 Percentage of full-time employment, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Belgium ranks 24th and Finland ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.