Bulgaria vs Italy: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Bulgaria
22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Italy
25.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
35th
Italy rank
34th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
0102030200220102018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 25.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 35th and Italy ranks 34th of 35 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 33.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 30.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Bulgaria
2010s 25.44 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 26.84 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Italy

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, Bulgaria or Italy?
Italy, at 25.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 22.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Bulgaria and Italy?
2.81 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Italy ranks 34th 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.