Colombia vs United States: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Colombia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Colombia, a difference of 4.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States ahead.
Colombia ranks 6th and United States ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.93 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 46.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 0.5889 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United States |
| 2010s | 42.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 48.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United States |
| 2020s | 42.31 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 45.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 42.27 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Colombia and United States?
- 4.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and United States rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Colombia ranks 6th and United States 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.