Egypt vs Turkey: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation
Egypt
5.4%
in 2024
Turkey
5.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
40th
Turkey rank
38th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 5.9% against 5.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and Turkey ranks 38th of 67 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | -10.5% | 78.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -4.0% | 5.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 5.9% against 5.4% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation between Egypt and Turkey?
- 0.5%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Egypt ranks 40th and Turkey ranks 38th 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. 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.