Gender wage gap by country
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.
Countries reporting
66
Highest
48.3%
Uganda
Lowest
-27.6%
Honduras
Median
7.1%
Years covered
57
1969–2025
Data points
1,009
What the numbers show
Gender wage gap is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 48.3% in Uganda; the lowest is -27.6% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.1%, and the mean is 7.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 7,467.2%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 727.5%).
Gender wage gap: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 48.3% | 2021 | up 1,979.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 42.0% | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 31.2% | 1985 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 5 | South Korea | 29.3% | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 26.4% | 1982 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 24.8% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 8 | India | 22.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Ghana | 19.3% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 19.2% | 2025 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 11 | Israel | 18.8% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 16.8% | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 16.3% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 16.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 15.4% | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 14.9% | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 14.5% | 2024 | up 7,467.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 13.5% | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 13.3% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Palestine | 13.2% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 11.9% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 22 | France | 11.6% | 2020 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania | 11.3% | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cambodia | 11.1% | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 10.9% | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 9.9% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 9.5% | 2019 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 8.8% | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Vietnam | 8.7% | 2024 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 8.4% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritius | 7.9% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 32 | Venezuela | 7.9% | 2017 | up 611.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 7.2% | 2020 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 7.2% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.3% | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 5.9% | 2024 | up 1,374.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkey | 5.9% | 2024 | up 530.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 5.9% | 2021 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 5.4% | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 4.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 3.5% | 2020 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 43 | Moldova | 2.9% | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2012 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | -0.6% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | -1.6% | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | -2.5% | 2020 | down 354.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | -3.6% | 2024 | down 727.5% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | -4.5% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | -4.7% | 2023 | down 162.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | -5.1% | 2021 | down 121.5% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | -5.5% | 2024 | down 204.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | -6.2% | 2014 | down 140.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | -6.3% | 2024 | down 209.5% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | -7.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | -9.1% | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | -11.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | -11.8% | 2024 | down 493.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | -12.7% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 66 | East Timor | -16.6% | 2021 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | -27.6% | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.