Australia vs Chile: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Australia, a difference of 1.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Chile ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Chile |
| 2000s | 39.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 46.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 7.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Chile |
| 2010s | 39.28 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 50.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 11.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Chile |
| 2020s | 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 52.32 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 12.82 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 — youth to prime-age wage gap, Australia or Chile?
- Chile, at 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 39.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Australia and Chile?
- 1.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Australia ranks 12th and Chile ranks 9th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Youth 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.