Canada vs Germany: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings

Canada
18.6%
in 2015
Germany
17.1%
in 2014
Canada rank
6th
Germany rank
9th

Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings over time

  • Canada
  • Germany
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 18.6% against 17.1% in Germany, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and Germany ranks 9th of 29 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
29 places, 601 data points, 1970–2016
Last refreshed

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.