Chile vs Colombia: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 12.97 against 12.34 in Chile, a difference of 0.63.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 64th and Colombia ranks 61st of 84 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.58 | 13 | 3.58 | Chile |
| 2000s | 11.6 | 18.57 | 6.96 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 16.41 | 16.86 | 0.4556 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 13.68 | 4.28 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 12.97 against 12.34 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.63, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for low pay rate?
- Chile ranks 64th and Colombia ranks 61st 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.