Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland

Iceland: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.7482 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.7482
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
59th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.7482
in 2015
All-time low
0.5925
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2015

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

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.5932005: 0.6162006: 0.6852007: 0.6962008: 0.6842009: 0.6762010: 0.7162011: 0.7122012: 0.7262013: 0.7052014: 0.7282015: 0.748

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland stood at 0.7482. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland peaked at 0.7482 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5925, in 2004.

That places Iceland 59th out of 76 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5925
2005 0.6159 +3.9%
2006 0.6849 +11.2%
2007 0.6955 +1.6%
2008 0.6836 -1.7%
2009 0.6757 -1.2%
2010 0.7157 +5.9%
2011 0.7123 -0.5%
2012 0.7259 +1.9%
2013 0.7049 -2.9%
2014 0.7285 +3.3%
2015 0.7482 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.658 0.5925 0.6955 6
2010s 0.7226 0.7049 0.7482 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7526 compare
  2. 57 Sri Lanka 0.75 compare
  3. 58 Czechia 0.7491 compare
  4. 60 Argentina 0.7284 compare
  5. 61 Luxembourg 0.7265 compare
  6. 62 Estonia 0.7089 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Iceland was 0.7482 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7482 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5925 in 2004.
How does Iceland rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Iceland ranks 59th out of 76 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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