Belgium vs Hungary: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Belgium
32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Hungary
30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Belgium rank
24th
Hungary rank
27th

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

  • Belgium
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Hungary, a difference of 2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hungary ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Hungary ranks 27th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Hungary Difference Ahead
2000s 29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 34.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Hungary
2010s 31.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 34.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.49 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Hungary
2020s 32.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 30.54 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Belgium

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, Belgium or Hungary?
Belgium, at 32.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Hungary as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Belgium and Hungary?
2.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Hungary?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Hungary rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Belgium ranks 24th and Hungary ranks 27th 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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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Youth 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
43 places, 726 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.