Korea vs Mexico: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Korea
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Korea, a difference of 5.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 6th of 9 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.68 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.05 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.5 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Korea |
| 2020s | 7.9 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 11.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Korea or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14.29 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Korea and Mexico?
- 5.42 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Korea ranks 4th and Mexico ranks 6th of 9 groups.
- 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.