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

Uruguay: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.8077 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8077
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
42nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.8077
in 2019
All-time low
0.6979
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.20.40.60.81998200820191998: 0.6982000: 0.6992001: 0.7372002: 0.7662003: 0.7682004: 0.7762005: 0.7522006: 0.7352007: 0.7112008: 0.7052009: 0.7012010: 0.7082011: 0.732012: 0.7012014: 0.742015: 0.7552016: 0.7632017: 0.7782018: 0.82019: 0.808

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay is 0.8077, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.8077 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6979, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 42nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6979 0.6979 0.6979 1
2000s 0.735 0.6992 0.7756 10
2010s 0.7537 0.701 0.8077 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 39 Portugal 0.8226 compare
  2. 40 Italy 0.8199 compare
  3. 41 Croatia 0.8188 compare
  4. 43 France 0.8037 compare
  5. 44 Jamaica 0.8026 compare
  6. 45 Chile 0.8 compare
  7. 45 Dominican Republic 0.8 compare
  8. 45 Rwanda 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places β†’

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All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay was 0.8077 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8077 in 2019.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6979 in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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Indicator
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
Last refreshed