Canada vs Peru: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Canada
17.96 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Peru
21.25 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2022
Canada rank
10th
Peru rank
7th

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

  • Canada
  • Peru
0102030199720102024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada, a difference of 3.29 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and Peru ranks 7th of 37 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 21.7 Percentage of full-time employment 24.93 Percentage of full-time employment 3.23 Percentage of full-time employment Peru
2020s 19.11 Percentage of full-time employment 21.43 Percentage of full-time employment 2.32 Percentage of full-time employment Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 21.25 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.96 Percentage of full-time employment in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Canada and Peru?
3.29 Percentage of full-time employment, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Canada and Peru rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Canada ranks 10th and Peru ranks 7th 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

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.