OECD vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings

OECD
1.6 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.55 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
OECD rank
18th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
21st

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

  • OECD
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.6 Factor of decile 1 against 1.55 Factor of decile 1 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.05 Factor of decile 1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

OECD ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7 Factor of decile 1 1.84 Factor of decile 1 0.1376 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.71 Factor of decile 1 1.82 Factor of decile 1 0.1045 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.67 Factor of decile 1 1.77 Factor of decile 1 0.0982 Factor of decile 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.63 Factor of decile 1 1.62 Factor of decile 1 0.0108 Factor of decile 1 OECD

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, OECD or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
OECD, at 1.6 Factor of decile 1 against 1.55 Factor of decile 1 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.05 Factor of decile 1, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
OECD ranks 18th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st 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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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.