Iceland vs Spain: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland, a difference of 1.91 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 30th of 37 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.36 Percentage of full-time employment | 11.72 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.36 Percentage of full-time employment | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.43 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.47 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.04 Percentage of full-time employment | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 9.51 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.6 Percentage of full-time employment in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Iceland and Spain?
- 1.91 Percentage of full-time employment, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 30th 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.