Australia vs Netherlands: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Australia
1.74 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Netherlands
1.48 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.74 Factor of decile 1 against 1.48 Factor of decile 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.26 Factor of decile 1.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 38 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 1.61 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0815 Factor of decile 1 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.69 Factor of decile 1 | 1.6 Factor of decile 1 | 0.09 Factor of decile 1 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.76 Factor of decile 1 | 1.53 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2265 Factor of decile 1 | Australia |
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 Netherlands?
- Australia, at 1.74 Factor of decile 1 against 1.48 Factor of decile 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.26 Factor of decile 1, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Australia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.