India vs Sri Lanka: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
India currently reports 22.52 against 22 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.52.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was India ahead.
India ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 84 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.42 | 25.77 | 2.65 | India |
| 2020s | 27.08 | 25.71 | 1.37 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, India or Sri Lanka?
- India, at 22.52 against 22 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0.52, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for low pay rate?
- India ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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.