Denmark vs Iceland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland, a difference of 2.12 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 29th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 37 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.47 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.36 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.1074 Percentage of full-time employment | Denmark |
| 2010s | 8.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.43 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.8158 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 Iceland?
- Denmark, at 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Denmark and Iceland?
- 2.12 Percentage of full-time employment, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Denmark ranks 29th and Iceland ranks 32nd 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.