Malta vs New Zealand: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Malta
29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2018
New Zealand
32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Malta rank
28th
New Zealand rank
25th

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

  • Malta
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Malta, a difference of 2.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 35 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 27.25 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 32.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand
2010s 27.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 35.91 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 8.11 Percentage of prime-age employees wage New Zealand

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, Malta or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 32.68 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 29.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Malta and New Zealand?
2.83 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Malta ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th 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.