Estonia vs United States of America: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Estonia
1.96 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
United States of America
1.95 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Estonia rank
2nd
United States of America rank
5th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1.96 Factor of decile 1 against 1.95 Factor of decile 1 in United States of America, a difference of 0.01 Factor of decile 1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th of 8 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0462 Factor of decile 1 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 1.92 Factor of decile 1 | 2.07 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1471 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.91 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0436 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Estonia, at 1.96 Factor of decile 1 against 1.95 Factor of decile 1 in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Estonia and United States of America?
- 0.01 Factor of decile 1, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Estonia ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 5th 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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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.