El Salvador vs Jamaica: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
-7.1%
in 2024
Jamaica
-6.2%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
61st
Jamaica rank
59th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports -6.2% against -7.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 61st and Jamaica ranks 59th of 67 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 10.7% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | -4.8% | -1.3% | 3.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at -6.2% against -7.1% in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 61st and Jamaica ranks 59th 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.