Belgium vs Bulgaria: Gender wage gap

Belgium
7.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2023
Bulgaria
8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Belgium rank
21st
Bulgaria rank
18th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
-5051015199920112024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Belgium, a difference of 1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 21st and Bulgaria ranks 18th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s 12.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile -0.947 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 13.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Belgium
2010s 6.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile -2.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 8.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Belgium
2020s 5.27 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.46 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Belgium and Bulgaria?
1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for gender wage gap?
Belgium ranks 21st and Bulgaria ranks 18th 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.