Canada vs OECD: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Canada
- OECD
How they compare
Canada currently reports 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in OECD, a difference of 1.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and OECD ranks 19th of 38 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.94 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.37 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Canada |
| 2000s | 19.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Canada |
| 2010s | 14.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.79 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Canada or OECD?
- Canada, at 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Canada and OECD?
- 1.56 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Canada and OECD rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Canada ranks 17th 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
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.