Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland

Iceland: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7996 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.7996
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
50th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.7996
in 2015
All-time low
0.5977
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.5982005: 0.6182006: 0.6882007: 0.6972008: 0.6832009: 0.6762010: 0.7182011: 0.722012: 0.732013: 0.7072014: 0.762015: 0.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland stood at 0.7996. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland peaked at 0.7996 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5977, in 2004.

Iceland ranks 50th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5977
2005 0.6177 +3.3%
2006 0.6878 +11.3%
2007 0.6974 +1.4%
2008 0.6827 -2.1%
2009 0.676 -1.0%
2010 0.7178 +6.2%
2011 0.72 +0.3%
2012 0.7299 +1.4%
2013 0.7068 -3.2%
2014 0.76 +7.5%
2015 0.7996 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6599 0.5977 0.6974 6
2010s 0.739 0.7068 0.7996 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland was 0.7996 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7996 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5977 in 2004.
How does Iceland rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Iceland ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
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