Estonia vs Ireland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Estonia
25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Ireland
46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Estonia rank
4th
Ireland rank
2nd

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

  • Estonia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Estonia, a difference of 21.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.9 times Estonia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd of 6 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 19.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 41.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 21.63 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Ireland
2010s 26.97 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 44.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 17.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Ireland

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, Estonia or Ireland?
Ireland, at 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Estonia and Ireland?
21.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Ireland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Ireland rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Estonia ranks 4th and Ireland ranks 2nd of 6 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

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.