Finland vs Portugal: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Finland
35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2024
Portugal
34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
Finland rank
20th
Portugal rank
21st

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

  • Finland
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Portugal, a difference of 1.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

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

Finland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 21st of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 34.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 43.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9.64 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Portugal
2010s 36.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 38.88 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Portugal

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 Portugal?
Finland, at 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 34.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Finland and Portugal?
1.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Finland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 21st 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.