Belgium vs OECD: Gender wage gap

Belgium
7.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2023
OECD
7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Belgium rank
21st
OECD rank
19th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Belgium
  • OECD
51015199520092024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 7.75 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 0.51 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 21st and OECD ranks 19th of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and OECD in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 17.01 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 14.05 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Belgium
2000s 12.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 13.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile OECD
2010s 6.46 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 11.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5.14 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile OECD
2020s 5.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 9.15 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Belgium or OECD?
OECD, at 7.75 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 OECD?
0.51 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and OECD?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Belgium and OECD rank globally for gender wage gap?
Belgium ranks 21st and OECD ranks 19th 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.