Brazil vs United States of America: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States of America, a difference of 1.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was United States of America ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.2383 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United States of America |
| 2020s | 48.12 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 45.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Brazil |
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, Brazil or United States of America?
- Brazil, at 47.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Brazil and United States of America?
- 1.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd 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.