Australia vs Portugal: Gender wage gap

Australia
1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Portugal
1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2022
Australia rank
36th
Portugal rank
35th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Australia, a difference of 0.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.

Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 7.26 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 10.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Portugal
2010s 6.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.3252 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Portugal
2020s 5.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.75 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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Australia and Portugal?
0.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for gender wage gap?
Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.