demographic2016

The gender wage gap

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data38 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
13.9%
Median: 14.0%
Countries Covered
38
with available data
Highest
South Korea
36.7%
Lowest
Belgium
3.3%
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea36.7%
2Estonia28.3%
3Japan25.7%
4Israel21.8%
5Chile21.1%
By Region
Asia28.1%(3 countries)
North America17.7%(3 countries)
South America16.1%(2 countries)
Europe12.6%(26 countries)
Oceania10.2%(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.3%)High (36.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.9%)

Asia (3)
North America (3)
South America (2)
Europe (26)
Oceania (2)
Other (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; 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
1South Korea36.7%
2Estonia28.3%
3Japan25.7%
4Israel21.8%
5Chile21.1%
6Latvia21.1%
7Portugal18.9%
8Canada18.6%
9Finland18.1%
10United States of America18.1%
11Germany17.1%
12Austria17.0%
13Switzerland16.9%
14United Kingdom16.8%
15Mexico16.5%
16Czech Republic16.3%
17Ireland14.4%
18Australia14.3%
19Netherlands14.1%
20Slovakia13.9%
21Sweden13.4%
22Lithuania12.5%
23Spain11.5%
24Colombia11.1%
25Poland11.1%
26France9.9%
27Iceland9.9%
28Hungary9.5%
29Norway7.1%
30Türkiye6.9%
31Greece6.2%
32New Zealand6.1%
33Denmark5.8%
34Italy5.6%
35Slovenia5.0%
36Costa Rica3.7%
37Luxembourg3.4%
38Belgium3.3%
Showing 38 of 38 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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