India vs South Korea: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- India
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 29.29 against 19.48 in India, a difference of 9.81.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
India ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 67 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.56 | 30.73 | 9.17 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 21.68 | 29.41 | 7.72 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, India or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 29.29 against 19.48 in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between India and South Korea?
- 9.81, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do India and South Korea rank globally for gender wage gap?
- India ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th 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.