Australia vs New Zealand: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in New Zealand, a difference of 0.19 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 37th of 38 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.79 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 19.34 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 0.446 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Australia |
| 1990s | 10.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.21 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.34 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.88 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.52 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.19 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Australia ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 37th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Gender wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.