Denmark vs New Zealand: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark, a difference of 1.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Zealand ahead.
Denmark ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 36 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -1.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.0229 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -4.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | New Zealand |
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, Denmark or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 1.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Denmark ranks 16th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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.