Female share of low pay earners
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 44.0%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 66.9% |
| 2 | Armenia | 66.4% |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 65.5% |
| 4 | Curaçao | 64.1% |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 64.0% |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.1% |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.9% |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 61.1% |
| 9 | Iceland | 60.3% |
| 10 | Bolivia | 59.9% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 58.8% |
| 12 | France | 58.7% |
| 13 | Austria | 58.7% |
| 14 | Bahamas | 58.0% |
| 15 | Sweden | 57.7% |
| 16 | Portugal | 57.6% |
| 17 | Switzerland | 57.6% |
| 18 | Germany | 57.5% |
| 19 | Botswana | 56.8% |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 56.6% |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 56.5% |
| 22 | United States of America | 56.4% |
| 23 | Israel | 56.3% |
| 24 | New Zealand | 56.3% |
| 25 | Peru | 55.1% |
| 26 | Vietnam | 55.0% |
| 27 | Canada | 54.6% |
| 28 | Mongolia | 54.0% |
| 29 | Greece | 53.9% |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 53.7% |
| 31 | Slovakia | 53.6% |
| 32 | Italy | 53.4% |
| 33 | Tunisia | 53.1% |
| 34 | Jamaica | 52.9% |
| 35 | Mauritius | 52.8% |
| 36 | Australia | 52.5% |
| 37 | Netherlands | 52.2% |
| 38 | Latvia | 52.2% |
| 39 | Myanmar | 52.1% |
| 40 | Lithuania | 51.9% |
| 41 | Denmark | 51.8% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 51.8% |
| 43 | Cyprus | 51.8% |
| 44 | Namibia | 51.3% |
| 45 | Cambodia | 51.0% |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 50.9% |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 50.7% |
| 48 | Republic of the Congo | 50.4% |
| 49 | Uruguay | 50.3% |
| 50 | Chile | 50.2% |
| 51 | Argentina | 49.9% |
| 52 | Cook Islands | 49.8% |
| 53 | South Africa | 49.5% |
| 54 | Brazil | 48.9% |
| 55 | Poland | 48.4% |
| 56 | Rwanda | 48.2% |
| 57 | Philippines | 48.0% |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 47.9% |
| 59 | Indonesia | 47.7% |
| 60 | Paraguay | 47.4% |
| 61 | Thailand | 47.0% |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 46.9% |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.8% |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 46.6% |
| 65 | Colombia | 46.6% |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.5% |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.4% |
| 68 | Malta | 45.6% |
| 69 | El Salvador | 44.7% |
| 70 | Hungary | 44.7% |
| 71 | Moldova, Republic of | 44.3% |
| 72 | Maldives | 44.0% |
| 73 | Ghana | 44.0% |
| 74 | Uganda | 43.9% |
| 75 | Malawi | 43.7% |
| 76 | Malaysia | 43.5% |
| 77 | India | 43.4% |
| 78 | Tonga | 43.0% |
| 79 | Guatemala | 42.9% |
| 80 | Albania | 42.8% |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 42.4% |
| 82 | Mexico | 42.4% |
| 83 | Türkiye | 41.7% |
| 84 | Wallis and Futuna | 41.7% |
| 85 | Fiji | 41.4% |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 41.3% |
| 87 | Nigeria | 41.2% |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 40.9% |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 40.9% |
| 90 | Nepal | 40.8% |
| 91 | Belize | 40.6% |
| 92 | Guyana | 40.6% |
| 93 | Lesotho | 40.4% |
| 94 | Angola | 40.4% |
| 95 | Panama | 39.2% |
| 96 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.8% |
| 97 | Senegal | 38.7% |
| 98 | Samoa | 37.7% |
| 99 | Spain | 37.5% |
| 100 | Kiribati | 37.1% |
| 101 | Zimbabwe | 36.7% |
| 102 | Bhutan | 35.8% |
| 103 | Cameroon | 35.6% |
| 104 | Madagascar | 35.4% |
| 105 | Kenya | 34.7% |
| 106 | Benin | 34.4% |
| 107 | Ecuador | 34.0% |
| 108 | Honduras | 34.0% |
| 109 | Zambia | 33.4% |
| 110 | Mauritania | 32.9% |
| 111 | Mali | 32.6% |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 30.7% |
| 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.8% |
| 114 | Liberia | 26.6% |
| 115 | State of Palestine | 26.0% |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 25.7% |
| 117 | Guinea | 25.6% |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.5% |
| 119 | Somalia | 25.2% |
| 120 | Republic of The Gambia | 24.1% |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 23.5% |
| 122 | Comoros | 22.3% |
| 123 | Burundi | 21.9% |
| 124 | Sudan | 21.4% |
| 125 | Egypt | 20.9% |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 19.9% |
| 127 | Lebanon | 19.4% |
| 128 | Jordan | 17.7% |
| 129 | Pakistan | 12.6% |
| 130 | Venezuela | 6.8% |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 4.3% |
| 132 | Yemen | 4.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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