Czechia vs Germany: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Czechia
- Germany
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany, a difference of 1.31 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 14th and Germany ranks 15th of 37 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.46 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.78 Percentage of full-time employment | Czechia |
| 2000s | 19.3 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.59 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.72 Percentage of full-time employment | Czechia |
| 2010s | 19.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 18.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.44 Percentage of full-time employment | Czechia |
| 2020s | 17.44 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.96 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Czechia or Germany?
- Czechia, at 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Czechia and Germany?
- 1.31 Percentage of full-time employment, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Germany?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Germany rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Czechia ranks 14th and Germany ranks 15th 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.