Jamaica vs United States of America: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees over time
- Jamaica
- United States of America
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.525 against 0.474 in United States of America, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th of 55 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.479 | 0.4335 | 0.0455 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.4904 | 0.4302 | 0.0602 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gini index of hourly earnings of employees, Jamaica or United States of America?
- Jamaica, at 0.525 against 0.474 in United States of America as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gini index of hourly earnings of employees between Jamaica and United States of America?
- 0.051, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and United States of America rank globally for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Jamaica ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th of 55 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.