Lithuania vs United States: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Lithuania
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.59 Percentage of full-time employment in Lithuania, a difference of 2.92 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 8 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.79 Percentage of full-time employment | 23.86 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.93 Percentage of full-time employment | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 21.84 Percentage of full-time employment | 24.76 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.92 Percentage of full-time employment | United States |
| 2020s | 19.94 Percentage of full-time employment | 22.88 Percentage of full-time employment | 2.94 Percentage of full-time employment | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Lithuania or United States?
- United States, at 22.51 Percentage of full-time employment against 19.59 Percentage of full-time employment in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Lithuania and United States?
- 2.92 Percentage of full-time employment, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and United States rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 8 groups.
- 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.