Sri Lanka vs Turkey: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation
Sri Lanka
7.0%
in 2023
Turkey
5.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Turkey rank
38th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation over time
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.0% against 5.9% in Turkey, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 38th of 67 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | -3.3% | 11.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.6% | -0.6% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Turkey?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.0% against 5.9% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation between Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 1.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Turkey?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Turkey rank globally for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th 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.