New Zealand vs Sweden: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational

New Zealand
79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers
in 2024
Sweden
77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers
in 2024
New Zealand rank
19th
Sweden rank
22nd

Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
020406080200020122024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers in Sweden, a difference of 1.76 Percentage of earnings of men workers.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 27 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 70.86 Percentage of earnings of men workers 74.8 Percentage of earnings of men workers 3.94 Percentage of earnings of men workers Sweden
2010s 76.48 Percentage of earnings of men workers 75.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers 1.08 Percentage of earnings of men workers New Zealand
2020s 79.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers 76.66 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational, New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational between New Zealand and Sweden?
1.76 Percentage of earnings of men workers, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
New Zealand ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings
Unit
Percentage of earnings of men workers
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 471 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.