Brazil vs South Africa: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
8.8%
in 2024
South Africa
9.5%
in 2019
Brazil rank
28th
South Africa rank
27th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9.5% against 8.8% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 67 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9.5% against 8.8% in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.