Australia vs Ireland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Ireland, a difference of 1.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 36 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -11.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 13.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Australia |
| 2010s | -1.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -7.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -6.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Australia and Ireland?
- 1.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Australia ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age 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 age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.