Latvia vs United Kingdom: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence

Latvia
24.86 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
United Kingdom
23.5 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2023
Latvia rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
4th

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

  • Latvia
  • United Kingdom
0102030199720102024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment against 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.36 Percentage of full-time employment.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 8 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 29.61 Percentage of full-time employment 28.45 Percentage of full-time employment 1.16 Percentage of full-time employment Latvia
2010s 21.87 Percentage of full-time employment 28.3 Percentage of full-time employment 6.43 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom
2020s 23.34 Percentage of full-time employment 24.1 Percentage of full-time employment 0.7645 Percentage of full-time employment United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Latvia or United Kingdom?
Latvia, at 24.86 Percentage of full-time employment against 23.5 Percentage of full-time employment in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Latvia and United Kingdom?
1.36 Percentage of full-time employment, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United Kingdom?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Latvia and United Kingdom rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Latvia ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 8 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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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.