Denmark vs Finland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Denmark
9.72 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Finland
9.88 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Denmark rank
29th
Finland rank
27th

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

  • Denmark
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 Percentage of full-time employment.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 29th and Finland ranks 27th of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 7.31 Percentage of full-time employment 7.49 Percentage of full-time employment 0.179 Percentage of full-time employment Finland
2010s 8.07 Percentage of full-time employment 8.17 Percentage of full-time employment 0.098 Percentage of full-time employment Finland
2020s 9.71 Percentage of full-time employment 9.04 Percentage of full-time employment 0.6764 Percentage of full-time employment Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Denmark or Finland?
Finland, at 9.88 Percentage of full-time employment against 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Denmark and Finland?
0.16 Percentage of full-time employment, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Denmark ranks 29th and Finland ranks 27th 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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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.