India vs United States: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 19.48 against 19.2 in United States, a difference of 0.28.
Across all 8 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 67 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.56 | 13.87 | 7.69 | India |
| 2020s | 21.37 | 14.46 | 6.92 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, India or United States?
- India, at 19.48 against 19.2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between India and United States?
- 0.28, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do India and United States rank globally for gender wage gap?
- India ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th 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.