Canada vs Mexico: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Canada, a difference of 5.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
That makes Mexico's figure about 54.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 6th of 36 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Mexico |
| 2010s | -2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.8686 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.9073 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Mexico |
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, Canada or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 5.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Canada and Mexico?
- 5.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 6th 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.