Bulgaria vs Hungary: Gender wage gap

Bulgaria
8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Hungary
7.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
18th
Hungary rank
20th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
-1001020198920062024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Hungary, a difference of 0.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Hungary ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 18th and Hungary ranks 20th of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
2000s -0.947 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile -3.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Bulgaria
2010s -2.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile -0.7264 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Hungary
2020s 7.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 9.05 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Bulgaria or Hungary?
Bulgaria, at 8.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Hungary as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for gender wage gap?
Bulgaria ranks 18th and Hungary ranks 20th 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.