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

Colombia
42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Peru
41.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2022
Colombia rank
6th
Peru rank
8th

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

  • Colombia
  • Peru
0204060200720152024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 41.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Peru, a difference of 1.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Peru ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th of 35 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Peru Difference Ahead
2010s 43.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 46.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Peru
2020s 41.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 42.1 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 0.3101 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Peru

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, Colombia or Peru?
Colombia, at 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 41.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Colombia and Peru?
1.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Colombia ranks 6th and Peru ranks 8th 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.