Canada vs United States: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Canada
1.79 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
United States
1.95 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Canada rank
7th
United States rank
5th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.79 Factor of decile 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.16 Factor of decile 1.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 38 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 Factor of decile 1 | 2.06 Factor of decile 1 | 0.06 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.99 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0967 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.91 Factor of decile 1 | 2.09 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1835 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.77 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1825 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
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, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.79 Factor of decile 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Canada and United States?
- 0.16 Factor of decile 1, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Canada ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th 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.