Germany vs Switzerland: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Switzerland, a difference of 0.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.56 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 36.86 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 41.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.14 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.76 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Germany |
| 2010s | 36.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.78 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 3.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 30.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 39.29 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 8.57 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, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 37.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 36.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Germany ranks 17th 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.