Estonia vs Korea: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings

Estonia
1.96 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Korea
1.63 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Estonia rank
2nd
Korea rank
3rd

Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time

  • Estonia
  • Korea
00.511.52198420042025

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.96 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea, a difference of 0.33 Factor of decile 1.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 8 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.13 Factor of decile 1 2.1 Factor of decile 1 0.0252 Factor of decile 1 Estonia
2010s 1.92 Factor of decile 1 1.82 Factor of decile 1 0.1033 Factor of decile 1 Estonia
2020s 1.91 Factor of decile 1 1.61 Factor of decile 1 0.2953 Factor of decile 1 Estonia

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, Estonia or Korea?
Estonia, at 1.96 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Estonia and Korea?
0.33 Factor of decile 1, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Korea rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
Estonia ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 8 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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Indicator
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Unit
Factor of decile 1
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 1,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.