Australia vs Sweden: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings
Australia
14.3%
in 2016
Sweden
13.4%
in 2013
Australia rank
16th
Sweden rank
18th
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings over time
- Australia
- Sweden
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% | 17.5% | 3.2% | Australia |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 15.6% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 18.1% | 3.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.5% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 0.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unadjusted gender gap in median earnings, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 14.3% against 13.4% in Sweden as of 2016.
- What is the difference in unadjusted gender gap in median earnings 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 unadjusted gender gap in median earnings?
- Australia ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 18th 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.