Brazil vs Sweden: Gender wage gap
Brazil
8.8%
in 2024
Sweden
9.9%
in 2022
Brazil rank
28th
Sweden rank
26th
Gender wage gap over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.9% against 8.8% in Brazil, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sweden ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 26th of 67 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 11.2% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 9.8% | 2.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Brazil or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.9% against 8.8% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Brazil and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Brazil ranks 28th 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. 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.