Australia vs Sweden: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden, a difference of 0.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th of 36 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4572 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Australia |
| 2010s | -1.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -3.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Australia |
| 2020s | -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -5.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.3278 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 Sweden?
- Australia, at -5.41 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -5.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Australia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 18th 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.