Australia vs Ecuador: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 18.27 against 17.68 in Australia, a difference of 0.59.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 46th and Ecuador ranks 43rd of 84 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.62 | 28.16 | 17.54 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 15.64 | 24.96 | 9.32 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 15.73 | 18.05 | 2.32 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.75 | 20.23 | 2.48 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Australia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 18.27 against 17.68 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Australia and Ecuador?
- 0.59, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for low pay rate?
- Australia ranks 46th and Ecuador ranks 43rd of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. 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. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.