Finland vs Switzerland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland, a difference of 0.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.4 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 32.55 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.59 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 35.22 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 35.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 38.36 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.65 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 35.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.79 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Finland ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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.