Cyprus vs Korea: Gender wage gap

Cyprus
21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
Korea
8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Cyprus rank
3rd
Korea rank
4th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Cyprus
  • Korea
10203040198520052025

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Korea, a difference of 13.09 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 2.5 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 4th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 27.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 22.72 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Cyprus
2010s 10.91 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 16.14 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Korea
2020s 13.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 7.18 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Cyprus or Korea?
Cyprus, at 21.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Cyprus and Korea?
13.09 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Korea?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Korea rank globally for gender wage gap?
Cyprus ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 4th 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.