Iceland vs Italy: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Iceland
7.6 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2018
Italy
5.63 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
Iceland rank
32nd
Italy rank
35th

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time

  • Iceland
  • Italy
02468200220132024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment against 5.63 Percentage of full-time employment in Italy, a difference of 1.97 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th of 37 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 7.36 Percentage of full-time employment 6.92 Percentage of full-time employment 0.4359 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland
2010s 7.43 Percentage of full-time employment 5.5 Percentage of full-time employment 1.92 Percentage of full-time employment Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Iceland or Italy?
Iceland, at 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment against 5.63 Percentage of full-time employment in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Iceland and Italy?
1.97 Percentage of full-time employment, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Iceland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.