India vs United States of America: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
India
1.88 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
United States of America
1.95 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
India rank
6th
United States of America rank
5th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- India
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.88 Factor of decile 1 in India, a difference of 0.07 Factor of decile 1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 38 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.16 Factor of decile 1 | 2.04 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1232 Factor of decile 1 | India |
| 2020s | 2.21 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2554 Factor of decile 1 | India |
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, India or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.88 Factor of decile 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between India and United States of America?
- 0.07 Factor of decile 1, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do India and United States of America rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- India ranks 6th and United States of America 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.