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

Iceland: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.7464 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.7464
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
53rd
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.7464
in 2015
All-time low
0.6166
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.6172005: 0.6312006: 0.6922007: 0.6882008: 0.6692009: 0.6842010: 0.7252011: 0.7182012: 0.7222013: 0.7022014: 0.7272015: 0.746

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.7464 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in 2015. 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 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Iceland peaked at 0.7464 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6166, in 2004.

That places Iceland 53rd out of 71 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6633 0.6166 0.692 6
2010s 0.7235 0.7024 0.7464 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 50 Peru 0.7581 compare
  2. 51 Jamaica 0.75
  3. 52 South Africa 0.75 compare
  4. 54 Sri Lanka 0.7388 compare
  5. 55 Czechia 0.7333 compare
  6. 56 Dominican Republic 0.7304 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 Iceland?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Iceland was 0.7464 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7464 in 2015.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6166 in 2004.
How does Iceland rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Iceland ranks 53rd out of 71 countries with data for 2015.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 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