Italy vs Portugal: Gender wage gap

Italy
2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2022
Portugal
1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2022
Italy rank
33rd
Portugal rank
35th

Gender wage gap over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
24681012200220122022

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Portugal, a difference of 0.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 35th of 38 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 9.44 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 10.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.46 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Portugal
2010s 3.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 6.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Portugal
2020s 2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.8524 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between Italy and Portugal?
0.85 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for gender wage gap?
Italy ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Gender wage gap
Unit
Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 968 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.