Chile vs South Korea: Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings

Chile
21.1%
in 2015
South Korea
36.7%
in 2016
Chile rank
4th
South Korea rank
1st

Unadjusted gender gap in median earnings over time

  • Chile
  • South Korea
0204060198520002016

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 36.7% against 21.1% in Chile, a difference of 15.6%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Chile's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 1st 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.