Germany vs Switzerland: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Germany, a difference of 0.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 38 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.96 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 24.28 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 0.6855 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Germany |
| 2000s | 22.16 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 20.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Germany |
| 2010s | 17.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 19.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 12.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.2 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 0.5354 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 11.06 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Germany ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.