Germany vs Mexico: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Germany
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment in Germany, a difference of 1.4 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 37 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.93 Percentage of full-time employment | 17.67 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.2657 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 18.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.12 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.3 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.54 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.85 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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 16.55 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 Germany and Mexico?
- 1.4 Percentage of full-time employment, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Mexico?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Mexico rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Germany ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 13th 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.