Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita income groups by country
Countries reporting
67
Highest
48.33
Uganda
Lowest
-27.57
Honduras
Median
7.17
Years covered
57
1969–2025
Data points
1,009
What the numbers show
Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita income groups is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 48.33 in Uganda; the lowest is -27.57 in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.17, and the mean is 7.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 7,467.2%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 727.5%).
Gender wage gap vs gdp per capita income groups: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 48.33 | 2021 | up 1,979.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mali | 41.95 | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 38.32 | 1979 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 4 | Singapore | 31.19 | 1985 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 5 | South Korea | 29.29 | 2022 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 6 | Belgium | 26.39 | 1982 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 7 | Rwanda | 24.85 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 8 | India | 21.96 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 9 | Ghana | 19.27 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 19.2 | 2025 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 11 | Israel | 18.75 | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 16.81 | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 16.28 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 16.26 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 15.45 | 2022 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 14.88 | 2021 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 14.53 | 2024 | up 7,467.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 13.46 | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 19 | Switzerland | 13.33 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Palestine | 13.21 | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 11.93 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 22 | France | 11.56 | 2020 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania | 11.31 | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cambodia | 11.12 | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 10.95 | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 9.91 | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 9.52 | 2019 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 8.82 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Vietnam | 8.69 | 2024 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 8.41 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 31 | Mauritius | 7.86 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 32 | Venezuela | 7.86 | 2017 | up 611.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 7.23 | 2020 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 7.17 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 6.99 | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.28 | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 5.94 | 2024 | up 1,374.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Turkey | 5.94 | 2024 | up 530.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 5.88 | 2021 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 40 | Egypt | 5.45 | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Bolivia | 4.36 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Greece | 3.48 | 2020 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 43 | Moldova | 2.87 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0.915 | 2012 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.858 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 0.512 | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Namibia | 0.174 | 2018 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Angola | 0.024 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 0.008 | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 0 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | -0.554 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | -1.59 | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Italy | -2.52 | 2020 | down 354.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | -3.64 | 2024 | down 727.5% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | -4.5 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | -4.68 | 2023 | down 162.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | -5.12 | 2021 | down 121.5% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | -5.52 | 2024 | down 204.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | -6.22 | 2014 | down 140.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | -6.34 | 2024 | down 209.5% | volatile |
| 61 | El Salvador | -7.06 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | -9.13 | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Belize | -11.18 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Panama | -11.77 | 2024 | down 493.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | -12.66 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 66 | East Timor | -16.55 | 2021 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | -27.57 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |