Bulgaria vs Latvia: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Bulgaria
15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Latvia
23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
-1001020200220102018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Bulgaria, a difference of 8.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 36 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s -7.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 15.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Latvia
2010s 10.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 17.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Latvia

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, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 15.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Bulgaria and Latvia?
8.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.