Italy vs New Zealand: Low pay rate

Italy
5.63
in 2024
New Zealand
4.99
in 2025
Italy rank
78th
New Zealand rank
79th

Low pay rate over time

  • Italy
  • New Zealand
051015199020072025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 5.63 against 4.99 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.64.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was New Zealand ahead.

Italy ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 84 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 10.45 12.7 2.26 New Zealand
2010s 10.77 12.06 1.29 New Zealand
2020s 7.16 4.44 2.72 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low pay rate, Italy or New Zealand?
Italy, at 5.63 against 4.99 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in low pay rate between Italy and New Zealand?
0.64, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for low pay rate?
Italy ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 79th 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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Indicator
Low pay rate
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
84 places, 1,566 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed

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.