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

Estonia
1.96 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Latvia
2.19 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
Estonia rank
2nd
Latvia rank
1st

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

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
00.511.522.5200220132024

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.19 Factor of decile 1 against 1.96 Factor of decile 1 in Estonia, a difference of 0.23 Factor of decile 1.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 1st of 8 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 2.13 Factor of decile 1 2.35 Factor of decile 1 0.2264 Factor of decile 1 Latvia
2010s 1.92 Factor of decile 1 1.9 Factor of decile 1 0.0221 Factor of decile 1 Estonia
2020s 1.91 Factor of decile 1 2.05 Factor of decile 1 0.1366 Factor of decile 1 Latvia

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 Latvia?
Latvia, at 2.19 Factor of decile 1 against 1.96 Factor of decile 1 in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Estonia and Latvia?
0.23 Factor of decile 1, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
Estonia ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 1st 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.