Finland 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
- Finland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland, a difference of 0.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 36 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.74 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -3.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.0229 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.53 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | New Zealand |
| 2020s | -0.1396 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | -1.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Finland |
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, Finland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -3.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against -4.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Finland and New Zealand?
- 0.96 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Finland ranks 15th 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.