Ireland vs United States of America: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time
- Ireland
- United States of America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States of America, a difference of 0.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States of America ahead.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 | Ireland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 46.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | United States of America |
| 2010s | 44.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.41 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, Ireland or United States of America?
- Ireland, at 46.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in United States of America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Ireland and United States of America?
- 0.43 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Ireland ranks 2nd 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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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.