Chile vs Colombia: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment in Chile, a difference of 0.53 Percentage of full-time employment.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 19th of 37 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.69 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.52 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.83 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
| 2010s | 10.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.26 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.38 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.89 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.36 Percentage of full-time employment | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.53 Percentage of full-time employment, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 19th 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.