Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median) by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
1.17 using median
Honduras
Lowest
0.4384 using median
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
0.7659 using median
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
733
What the numbers show
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector (using median) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 1.17 using median in Honduras; the lowest is 0.4384 using median in Tanzania, United Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7659 using median, and the mean is 0.769 using median.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 52.8%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 16.0%).
Female to male wage ratio in the private sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 1.17 using median | 2019 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 1.07 using median | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 1.03 using median | 2021 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 1 using median | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 0.9753 using median | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 6 | Ecuador | 0.9316 using median | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 0.9 using median | 2010 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.8821 using median | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0.8788 using median | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0.8736 using median | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 0.8707 using median | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 0.8421 using median | 2021 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.8339 using median | 2014 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 0.8333 using median | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | France | 0.8297 using median | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 0.8286 using median | 2017 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 17 | Serbia | 0.8207 using median | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 0.816 using median | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.8125 using median | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 20 | Peru | 0.8124 using median | 2021 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 0.8106 using median | 2017 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.8061 using median | 2018 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 23 | Brazil | 0.8026 using median | 2021 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.8 using median | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 25 | Slovak Republic | 0.7977 using median | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 0.786 using median | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.7857 using median | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Chile | 0.7738 using median | 2015 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 0.7668 using median | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.7659 using median | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 0.7635 using median | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7588 using median | 2021 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 0.7574 using median | 2018 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 0.7504 using median | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.7474 using median | 2018 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.7456 using median | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 0.7419 using median | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 0.7304 using median | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 39 | Czechia | 0.7217 using median | 2018 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 40 | Russia | 0.72 using median | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 41 | Namibia | 0.72 using median | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 0.7158 using median | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | Spain | 0.7123 using median | 2018 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0.7068 using median | 2017 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 0.7042 using median | 2013 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7 using median | 2012 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 47 | Armenia | 0.6667 using median | 2021 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 48 | Australia | 0.6667 using median | 2015 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 0.6545 using median | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 0.6505 using median | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6353 using median | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 0.6316 using median | 2014 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.6286 using median | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.6 using median | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 55 | Austria | 0.5763 using median | 2018 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 0.5625 using median | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.5556 using median | 2020 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0.5 using median | 2016 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4384 using median | 2018 | down 7.9% | flat |