Canada vs Korea: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Canada
- Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea, a difference of 2.13 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Korea ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and Korea ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.14 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.1 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.07 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.79 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2010s | 21.46 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.61 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.14 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2020s | 18.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.72 Percentage of full-time employment | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Canada or Korea?
- Canada, at 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Canada and Korea?
- 2.13 Percentage of full-time employment, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Korea rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Canada ranks 10th and Korea ranks 3rd 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.