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

Latvia: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural was 0.8107 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8107
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 65 countries
All-time high
0.9181
in 2010
All-time low
0.7
in 2008
Years of data
12
2005–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.812005201020162005: 0.7062006: 0.762007: 0.7072008: 0.72009: 0.7732010: 0.9182011: 0.782012: 0.8332013: 0.8022014: 0.8012015: 0.8252016: 0.811

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia is 0.8107, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia peaked at 0.9181 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2008.

Latvia ranks 37th of 65 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, rural in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia, 2005 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2005 0.7059
2006 0.76 +7.7%
2007 0.7072 -7.0%
2008 0.7 -1.0%
2009 0.7726 +10.4%
2010 0.9181 +18.8%
2011 0.7801 -15.0%
2012 0.8332 +6.8%
2013 0.8019 -3.8%
2014 0.8015 -0.1%
2015 0.8254 +3.0%
2016 0.8107 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7291 0.7 0.7726 5
2010s 0.8244 0.7801 0.9181 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 34 Norway 0.8187 compare
  2. 35 France 0.815 compare
  3. 36 Sweden 0.8111 compare
  4. 38 Italy 0.8027 compare
  5. 39 Poland 0.8 compare
  6. 39 Rwanda 0.8
  7. 39 South Africa 0.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural in Latvia was 0.8107 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9181 in 2010.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2008.
How does Latvia rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural?
Latvia ranks 37th out of 65 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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
Last refreshed