Ireland vs Switzerland: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.4 Percentage of full-time employment in Switzerland, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 37 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.36 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.19 Percentage of full-time employment | Ireland |
| 2020s | 13.35 Percentage of full-time employment | 12.25 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.1 Percentage of full-time employment | Ireland |
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 Switzerland?
- Ireland, at 13.1 Percentage of full-time employment against 12.4 Percentage of full-time employment in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.7 Percentage of full-time employment, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Ireland ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st 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.