Estonia vs Turkey: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Estonia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 23.01 against 22.36 in Estonia, a difference of 0.65.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th of 84 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.79 | 20.62 | 0.175 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 20.53 | 16.95 | 3.58 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 21.49 | 16.84 | 4.64 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Estonia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 23.01 against 22.36 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Estonia and Turkey?
- 0.65, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Turkey?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Turkey rank globally for low pay rate?
- Estonia ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 24th 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.