Portugal vs Spain: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7.69 against 5.88 in Spain, a difference of 1.81.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th of 67 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.45 | 19.06 | 11.61 | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.97 | 14.8 | 7.82 | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.29 | 8.82 | 0.5285 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 7.69 against 5.88 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Portugal and Spain?
- 1.81, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Portugal ranks 34th and Spain ranks 37th 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.