Botswana vs Sweden: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025
Botswana
10.9%
in 2024
Sweden
9.9%
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
Sweden rank
26th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 over time
- Botswana
- Sweden
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.9% against 9.9% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Botswana ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 26th of 67 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7% | 9.9% | 12.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.8% | 3.4% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025, Botswana or Sweden?
- Botswana, at 10.9% against 9.9% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 between Botswana and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 26th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.