Germany vs OECD: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Germany
- OECD
How they compare
Germany currently reports 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment in OECD, a difference of 1.23 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was OECD ahead.
Germany ranks 15th and OECD ranks 17th of 37 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.1 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.67 Percentage of full-time employment | OECD |
| 2000s | 17.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 15.9 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.49 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 18.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.72 Percentage of full-time employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.4 Percentage of full-time employment | 14.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.14 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 OECD?
- Germany, at 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment against 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Germany and OECD?
- 1.23 Percentage of full-time employment, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and OECD rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Germany ranks 15th and OECD ranks 17th 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.