Australia vs Colombia: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings
Australia
14.3%
in 2016
Colombia
11.1%
in 2015
Australia rank
16th
Colombia rank
19th
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings over time
- Australia
- Colombia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.3% against 11.1% in Colombia, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 19th of 29 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 2.1% | 12.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 7.6% | 7.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unadjusted gender gap in median earnings, Australia or Colombia?
- Australia, at 14.3% against 11.1% in Colombia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in unadjusted gender gap in median earnings between Australia and Colombia?
- 3.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Australia ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 19th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The gender wage gap is unadjusted and is defined as the difference between median earnings of men and women relative to median earnings of men. Estimates refer to full-time employees and to self-employed workers.