Germany vs Ireland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Ireland, a difference of 2.05 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 18th of 37 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.78 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.28 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.5053 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 18.19 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.65 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 21.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.04 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, Germany or Ireland?
- Germany, at 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Germany and Ireland?
- 2.05 Percentage of full-time employment, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Germany ranks 15th and Ireland ranks 18th 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.