Canada vs France: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.41 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in France, a difference of 284,540 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 238,756 National currency | 284,286 National currency | 45,530 National currency | France |
| 1990s | 372,561 National currency | 440,444 National currency | 67,883 National currency | France |
| 2000s | 597,826 National currency | 645,604 National currency | 47,779 National currency | France |
| 2010s | 865,705 National currency | 823,374 National currency | 42,331 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.23 million National currency | 1.03 million National currency | 199,966 National currency | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 1.41 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Canada and France?
- 284,540 National currency, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Canada ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org