Ireland vs Romania: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment in Romania, a difference of 0.48 Percentage of full-time employment.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Romania ahead.
Ireland ranks 18th and Romania ranks 20th of 37 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.28 Percentage of full-time employment | 26.74 Percentage of full-time employment | 9.46 Percentage of full-time employment | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.26 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.71 Percentage of full-time employment | Romania |
| 2020s | 13.06 Percentage of full-time employment | 16.94 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.88 Percentage of full-time employment | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Ireland or Romania?
- Ireland, at 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Ireland and Romania?
- 0.48 Percentage of full-time employment, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Ireland ranks 18th and Romania ranks 20th 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.