Australia vs Canada: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Australia
1.74 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Canada
1.79 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
7th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.79 Factor of decile 1 against 1.74 Factor of decile 1 in Australia, a difference of 0.05 Factor of decile 1.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 7th of 38 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 Factor of decile 1 | 2 Factor of decile 1 | 0.3804 Factor of decile 1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.68 Factor of decile 1 | 1.99 Factor of decile 1 | 0.3058 Factor of decile 1 | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 1.91 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2213 Factor of decile 1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.76 Factor of decile 1 | 1.77 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0144 Factor of decile 1 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.79 Factor of decile 1 against 1.74 Factor of decile 1 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Australia and Canada?
- 0.05 Factor of decile 1, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 7th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. 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 three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.