Luxembourg vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Luxembourg
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 16.74 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.1 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 10.49 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.35 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 1.86 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 6.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.08 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Luxembourg or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.45 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.53 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd 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.