Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1
in 2002
All-time low
0.5145
in 1984
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.811981200020201981: 0.6251982: 0.5811983: 0.5451984: 0.5151985: 0.61986: 0.71987: 0.6841988: 0.61989: 0.7411990: 0.8571992: 0.5751993: 0.6251995: 0.8331996: 0.7471997: 0.7791998: 0.8121999: 0.7912001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12011: 0.9732012: 12013: 0.9692014: 0.9652015: 0.9852016: 12017: 12018: 0.9972019: 0.9982020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil is 1, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5145, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 8th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 0.625
1982 0.5813 -7.0%
1983 0.545 -6.2%
1984 0.5145 -5.6%
1985 0.6004 +16.7%
1986 0.7 +16.6%
1987 0.6844 -2.2%
1988 0.6 -12.3%
1989 0.7407 +23.5%
1990 0.8571 +15.7%
1992 0.5745 -33.0%
1993 0.6246 +8.7%
1995 0.8333 +33.4%
1996 0.7467 -10.4%
1997 0.7792 +4.4%
1998 0.8125 +4.3%
1999 0.7907 -2.7%
2001 1 +26.5%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2011 0.9732 -2.7%
2012 1 +2.8%
2013 0.9686 -3.1%
2014 0.9653 -0.3%
2015 0.985 +2.0%
2016 1 +1.5%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 0.9969 -0.3%
2019 0.998 +0.1%
2020 1 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6213 0.5145 0.7407 9
1990s 0.7523 0.5745 0.8571 8
2000s 1 1 1 9
2010s 0.9874 0.9653 1 9
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  2. 6 Mongolia 1.03 compare
  3. 7 Moldova 1 compare
  4. 9 Venezuela 0.9504 compare
  5. 10 Ecuador 0.9444 compare
  6. 11 Cyprus 0.9213 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5145 in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 65 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 852 data points, 1981–2021
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