India vs Korea: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation
India
22.0%
in 2024
Korea
29.3%
in 2022
India rank
8th
Korea rank
5th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation over time
- India
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 29.3% against 22.0% in India, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 67 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.6% | 30.7% | 9.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 29.4% | 7.7% | Korea |
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, India or Korea?
- Korea, at 29.3% against 22.0% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation between India and Korea?
- 7.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do India and Korea rank globally for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- India ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th 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.