Canada vs United Kingdom: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom 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's figure about 22.8 times Canada's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 36 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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?
- United Kingdom, 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?
- 2.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom 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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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.