New Zealand vs United States of America: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 80.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers in New Zealand, a difference of 1.44 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States of America ahead.
New Zealand ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 17th of 27 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.86 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 74.64 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 3.78 Percentage of earnings of men workers | United States of America |
| 2010s | 77.64 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 77.42 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 0.2127 Percentage of earnings of men workers | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 79.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 81.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 2.65 Percentage of earnings of men workers | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 80.56 Percentage of earnings of men workers against 79.12 Percentage of earnings of men workers in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 1.44 Percentage of earnings of men workers, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- New Zealand ranks 19th and United States of America ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.