Hungary vs United States: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Hungary
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.76 Factor of decile 1 in Hungary, a difference of 0.19 Factor of decile 1.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United States ahead.
Hungary ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 38 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.63 Factor of decile 1 | 2.03 Factor of decile 1 | 0.4029 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.88 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1998 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.87 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2091 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.65 Factor of decile 1 | 2.09 Factor of decile 1 | 0.4377 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.79 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1604 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, Hungary or United States?
- United States, at 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.76 Factor of decile 1 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Hungary and United States?
- 0.19 Factor of decile 1, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and United States rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Hungary ranks 8th 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.