Poland vs United States: Gender wage gap
Gender wage gap over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against -2.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Poland, a difference of 14.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
That makes United States's figure about 4.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 9 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.82 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 14.09 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 4.27 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States |
| 2000s | 3.49 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.43 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 8.93 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States |
| 2010s | -2.07 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.92 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 12.99 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States |
| 2020s | -2.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10.98 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 13.61 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender wage gap, Poland or United States?
- United States, at 11.48 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile against -2.63 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender wage gap between Poland and United States?
- 14.11 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for gender wage gap?
- Poland ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th 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.