Israel vs South Africa: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Israel
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 29.54 against 25.38 in Israel, a difference of 4.16.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 16th of 84 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.65 | 33.3 | 9.65 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 23.3 | 28.97 | 5.67 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 22.53 | 31.22 | 8.69 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Israel or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 29.54 against 25.38 in Israel as of 2015.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Israel and South Africa?
- 4.16, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and South Africa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Israel and South Africa rank globally for low pay rate?
- Israel ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.