El Salvador vs Mexico: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.152 against -0.307 in Mexico, a difference of 0.155.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Mexico ranks 52nd of 67 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 | 2.27 | 4.23 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -4.63 | -3.34 | 1.29 | Mexico |
| 2020s | -6.19 | -1.06 | 5.13 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at -0.152 against -0.307 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.155, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for gender wage gap?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Mexico ranks 52nd of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, 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
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is calculated as the difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men. This indicator provides a measure of the relative difference between the earnings of men and those of women. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.