Netherlands 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
- Netherlands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Netherlands, a difference of 1.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 6 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 46.18 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 2.92 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 45.82 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 47.26 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 1.44 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, Netherlands or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 45.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Netherlands and United States of America?
- 1.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States of America?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 6 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.