Cyprus vs Malta: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Cyprus
17.04 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Malta
19.91 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Cyprus rank
12th
Malta rank
9th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Malta
05101520200220132024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment in Cyprus, a difference of 2.87 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 12th and Malta ranks 9th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 19.72 Percentage of full-time employment 11.08 Percentage of full-time employment 8.64 Percentage of full-time employment Cyprus
2010s 18.29 Percentage of full-time employment 14.53 Percentage of full-time employment 3.76 Percentage of full-time employment Cyprus
2020s 17.52 Percentage of full-time employment 18.9 Percentage of full-time employment 1.39 Percentage of full-time employment Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Cyprus or Malta?
Malta, at 19.91 Percentage of full-time employment against 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Cyprus and Malta?
2.87 Percentage of full-time employment, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Cyprus ranks 12th and Malta ranks 9th 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.