Australia vs Sweden: Gender wage gap oecd

Australia
14.3
in 2016
Sweden
13.4
in 2013
Australia rank
16th
Sweden rank
18th

Gender wage gap oecd over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
05101520197519952016

How they compare

Australia currently reports 14.3 against 13.4 in Sweden, a difference of 0.9.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 18th of 29 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 20.7 17.45 3.25 Australia
1980s 19.01 15.56 3.45 Australia
1990s 14.82 18.06 3.23 Sweden
2000s 15.01 15.5 0.49 Sweden
2010s 15.45 14.68 0.775 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap oecd, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 14.3 against 13.4 in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in gender wage gap oecd between Australia and Sweden?
0.9, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for gender wage gap oecd?
Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 18th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gender wage gap oecd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender wage gap oecd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
29 places, 601 data points, 1970–2016
Last refreshed