Korea vs United States of America: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea, a difference of 0.32 Factor of decile 1.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 3 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 2.03 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0771 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.96 Factor of decile 1 | 2.07 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1074 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.07 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0095 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.89 Factor of decile 1 | 2.09 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2004 Factor of decile 1 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.62 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.3351 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, Korea or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.63 Factor of decile 1 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Korea and United States of America?
- 0.32 Factor of decile 1, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Korea ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 3 groups.
- 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.