Greece vs United States of America: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Greece
43.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
United States of America
46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Greece rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • Greece
  • United States of America
0204060197920022025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 43.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Greece, a difference of 2.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States of America ahead.

Greece ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 35 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 43.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 46.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United States of America
2010s 45.03 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 47.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2.23 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United States of America

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, Greece or United States of America?
United States of America, at 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 43.57 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Greece and United States of America?
2.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States of America?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Greece and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Greece ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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.