Chile vs Korea: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Chile
10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Korea
4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Chile rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd

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

  • Chile
  • Korea
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea, a difference of 5.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Chile's figure about 2.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Korea ahead.

Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Korea Difference Ahead
2000s -16.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 25.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Korea
2010s 1.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.99 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Korea
2020s 9.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 4.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Chile

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, Chile or Korea?
Chile, at 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Chile and Korea?
5.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Korea?
15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Chile and Korea rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Chile ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd 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.