Hungary vs Sweden: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden, a difference of 1.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th of 35 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 26.24 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 10.21 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Hungary |
| 2010s | 34.16 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 27.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Hungary |
| 2020s | 30.51 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 29.33 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Hungary |
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, Hungary or Sweden?
- Hungary, at 30.77 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.71 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Hungary and Sweden?
- 1.06 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Hungary ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.