OECD vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gender wage gap

OECD
7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile
in 2025
OECD rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
22nd

Gender wage gap over time

  • OECD
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

OECD ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 14.57 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 21.64 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 7.07 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 13.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 16.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 3.3 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 11.6 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 12.07 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.472 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 8.87 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 7.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 0.8819 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage gap, OECD or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
OECD, at 7.75 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against 6.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender wage gap between OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do OECD and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gender wage gap?
OECD ranks 19th 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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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.