Ecuador vs Mexico: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 19.13 against 18.27 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.86.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 41st of 84 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.16 | 24.36 | 3.8 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 24.96 | 25.28 | 0.3173 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 18.05 | 22.03 | 3.98 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 20.23 | 21.06 | 0.8356 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 19.13 against 18.27 in Ecuador as of 2026.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.86, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for low pay rate?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 41st 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.