Canada vs United Kingdom: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
| 2000s | 42.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 43.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 40.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.65 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 40.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Canada |
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, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 38.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 1.48 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Canada ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.