Estonia vs Latvia: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Estonia
20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Latvia
23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Estonia rank
2nd
Latvia rank
1st

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

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
510152025200220102018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Estonia, a difference of 3.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 1st of 6 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 16.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 7.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 8.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Estonia
2010s 19.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 17.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Estonia

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, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 23.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 20.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Estonia and Latvia?
3.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Estonia ranks 2nd and Latvia ranks 1st of 6 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.