Egypt vs Uruguay: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Egypt
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 21.78 against 20.39 in Egypt, a difference of 1.39.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Egypt ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 84 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.84 | 28.9 | 0.9425 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 23.52 | 28.4 | 4.88 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 18.68 | 23.2 | 4.52 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Egypt or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 21.78 against 20.39 in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Egypt and Uruguay?
- 1.39, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for low pay rate?
- Egypt ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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.