Poland vs United States: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Poland
1.69 Factor of decile 1
in 2024
United States
1.95 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Poland rank
4th
United States rank
5th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
United States 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's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 8 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.62 Factor of decile 1 | 2 Factor of decile 1 | 0.3762 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.74 Factor of decile 1 | 2.07 Factor of decile 1 | 0.3268 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.99 Factor of decile 1 | 2.08 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0931 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 1.91 Factor of decile 1 | 2.1 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1943 Factor of decile 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 1.73 Factor of decile 1 | 1.95 Factor of decile 1 | 0.2151 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, Poland or United States?
- United States, 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?
- 0.26 Factor of decile 1, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Poland ranks 4th and United States 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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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.