Czechia vs Sweden: Gender wage gap

Czechia
3.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Sweden
4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
Czechia rank
32nd
Sweden rank
29th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Czechia
  • Sweden
2.557.51012.515199520102025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 3.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Czechia, a difference of 1.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 7.55 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Czechia
2000s 11.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 5.71 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Czechia
2010s 7.84 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.33 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.51 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Czechia
2020s 3.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 4.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Czechia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 3.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Czechia and Sweden?
1.47 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for gender wage gap?
Czechia ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th 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.