Peru vs Uruguay: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 21.96 against 21.78 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 84 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.89 | 29.09 | 5.2 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 22.3 | 28.4 | 6.1 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 24.94 | 23.2 | 1.75 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 21.96 against 21.78 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.18, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for low pay rate?
- Peru ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 33rd 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.