Iceland vs Switzerland: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11.48 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 0.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 38 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.36 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 20.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 18.38 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 10.7 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 0.825 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 11.48 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 Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.78 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Iceland ranks 14th 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.