Latvia vs United Kingdom: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Latvia
- United Kingdom
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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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.