Portugal vs United Kingdom: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2

Portugal
17.6%
in 2024
United Kingdom
14.3%
in 2018
Portugal rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
5th

Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom
1015202530200720152024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 17.6% against 14.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 32 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 30.7% 12.0% 18.7% Portugal
2010s 25.8% 13.5% 12.3% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2, Portugal or United Kingdom?
Portugal, at 17.6% against 14.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2 between Portugal and United Kingdom?
3.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and nace rev. 2?
Portugal ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs United Kingdom: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/gender-pay-gap-in-unadjusted-form-by-working-time-and-nace-rev-2-activity-b-s-except-o/portugal/united-kingdom-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/gender-pay-gap-in-unadjusted-form-by-working-time-and-nace-rev-2-activity-b-s-except-o/portugal/united-kingdom-2/">Portugal vs United Kingdom: Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by working time and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 486 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed