Egypt vs Spain: Gender wage gap
Egypt
5.4%
in 2024
Spain
5.9%
in 2021
Egypt rank
40th
Spain rank
39th
Gender wage gap over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and Spain ranks 39th of 67 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 15.1% | 11.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | -6.0% | 8.8% | 14.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Egypt or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Egypt ranks 40th and Spain ranks 39th 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.