Hungary vs Korea: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Hungary
- Korea
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea, a difference of 6.23 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Korea ahead.
Hungary ranks 6th and Korea ranks 3rd of 37 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.93 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.24 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.62 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2010s | 18.51 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.61 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.1 Percentage of full-time employment | Korea |
| 2020s | 20.31 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.14 Percentage of full-time employment | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Hungary or Korea?
- Hungary, at 22.06 Percentage of full-time employment against 15.83 Percentage of full-time employment in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Hungary and Korea?
- 6.23 Percentage of full-time employment, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Korea rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Hungary ranks 6th and Korea ranks 3rd 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.