Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.8333 in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8333
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
34th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.8333
in 2020
All-time low
0.5769
in 1985
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.60.81981200020201981: 0.6591982: 0.6431983: 0.6291984: 0.6051985: 0.5771986: 0.6341987: 0.6351988: 0.631989: 0.6351990: 0.6251992: 0.651993: 0.651995: 0.6671996: 0.6431997: 0.6671998: 0.6841999: 0.6842001: 0.752002: 0.6822003: 0.7072004: 0.7312005: 0.6672006: 0.7382007: 0.7142008: 0.6842009: 0.752011: 0.7082012: 0.7272013: 0.752014: 0.7692015: 0.7132016: 0.82017: 0.7622018: 0.7652019: 0.7782020: 0.833

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 0.8333. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.8333 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5769, in 1985.

That places Brazil 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6275 0.5769 0.6593 9
1990s 0.6588 0.625 0.6842 8
2000s 0.7135 0.6667 0.75 9
2010s 0.7525 0.708 0.8 9
2020s 0.8333 0.8333 0.8333 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Egypt 0.84 compare
  2. 32 Romania 0.8375 compare
  3. 33 Costa Rica 0.8341 compare
  4. 35 Portugal 0.8315 compare
  5. 36 Sweden 0.8241 compare
  6. 37 Italy 0.8201 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.8333 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8333 in 2020.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5769 in 1985.
How does Brazil rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed