Finland vs Germany: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland, a difference of 1.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Germany ahead.
Finland ranks 20th and Germany ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 33.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2000s | 32.37 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 42.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2010s | 35.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2020s | 34.98 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 33.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Finland |
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, Finland or Germany?
- Germany, at 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Finland and Germany?
- 1.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Finland ranks 20th and Germany ranks 17th 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.