Jamaica vs Philippines: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Jamaica
- Philippines
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.85 against 20.36 in Philippines, a difference of 0.49.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 37th of 84 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2 | 28.66 | 4.47 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 22.65 | 27.76 | 5.11 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Jamaica or Philippines?
- Jamaica, at 20.85 against 20.36 in Philippines as of 2014.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Jamaica and Philippines?
- 0.49, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for low pay rate?
- Jamaica ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 37th 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.