New Zealand vs Portugal: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.99 Percentage of full-time employment against 1.45 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal, a difference of 3.54 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.4 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.12 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.02 Percentage of full-time employment | 4.9 Percentage of full-time employment | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.54 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.16 Percentage of full-time employment | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.17 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.98 Percentage of full-time employment | 1.2 Percentage of full-time employment | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 4.99 Percentage of full-time employment against 1.45 Percentage of full-time employment in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 3.54 Percentage of full-time employment, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th 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.