Poland vs United States of America: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings

Poland
1.69 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
United States of America
1.95 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Poland rank
4th
United States of America rank
5th

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

  • Poland
  • United States of America
00.511.52197319992025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.69 Factor of decile 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.26 Factor of decile 1.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 5th of 8 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 1.62 Factor of decile 1 2 Factor of decile 1 0.3762 Factor of decile 1 United States of America
1990s 1.74 Factor of decile 1 2.07 Factor of decile 1 0.3268 Factor of decile 1 United States of America
2000s 1.99 Factor of decile 1 2.08 Factor of decile 1 0.0931 Factor of decile 1 United States of America
2010s 1.91 Factor of decile 1 2.1 Factor of decile 1 0.1943 Factor of decile 1 United States of America
2020s 1.73 Factor of decile 1 1.95 Factor of decile 1 0.2151 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, Poland or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.95 Factor of decile 1 against 1.69 Factor of decile 1 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Poland and United States of America?
0.26 Factor of decile 1, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Poland and United States of America rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
Poland ranks 4th 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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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.