Estonia vs Korea: Gender wage gap (Organisation)
Gender wage gap (Organisation) over time
- Estonia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Estonia, a difference of 1.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Korea ahead.
Estonia ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 8 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 22.72 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Korea |
| 2010s | 17.25 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.14 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.12 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Estonia |
| 2020s | 6.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 0.2604 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Estonia or Korea?
- Korea, at 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 7.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Estonia and Korea?
- 1.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Korea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Korea rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Estonia ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 8 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.