Chile vs United States of America: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Chile
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Chile, a difference of 0.01 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.
Chile ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 15.41 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.05 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.69 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States of America |
| 2010s | 12.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.92 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.72 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Chile |
| 2020s | 18.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.65 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Chile or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Chile and United States of America?
- 0.01 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and United States of America?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Chile and United States of America rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Chile ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th 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.