Chile vs Colombia: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Chile
40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Colombia
42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Colombia rank
6th

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

  • Chile
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Chile, a difference of 1.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Colombia ahead.

Chile ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 6th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Colombia Difference Ahead
2000s 42.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 45.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 3.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Colombia
2010s 50.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 42.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 8.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Chile
2020s 48.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 42.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 6.48 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, Chile or Colombia?
Colombia, at 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Chile and Colombia?
1.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Chile ranks 9th and Colombia ranks 6th 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.