Germany vs Iceland: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Iceland, a difference of 0.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 14th of 38 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.38 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 19.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.02 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Germany |
| 2010s | 18.67 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.69 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Germany |
| 2020s | 12 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Germany or Iceland?
- Germany, at 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Germany ranks 13th and Iceland ranks 14th 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.