Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Canada
0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2021
Canada rank
9th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

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

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-50510197620002025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Canada, a difference of 2.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 22.8 times Canada's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 36 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s -4.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 11.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s -3.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 10.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s -2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.2441 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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.