Denmark vs France: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in France, a difference of 0.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 28th and France ranks 31st of 38 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.32 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.33 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.03 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Denmark |
| 2020s | 8.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.92 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 4.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Denmark and France?
- 0.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Denmark ranks 28th and France ranks 31st 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.