Finland vs United Kingdom: Gender wage gap (Organisation)
Gender wage gap (Organisation) over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Finland, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Finland ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 33.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.15 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 18.38 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 28.21 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.83 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 13.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 22.88 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 9.28 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 10.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.13 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 9.71 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.07 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.37 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 9.34 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.35 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Finland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 0.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Finland ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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.