Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using median) by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
1.55 using median
Philippines
Lowest
0.6289 using median
Switzerland
Median
0.8552 using median
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
734
What the numbers show
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using median) is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 1.55 using median in Philippines; the lowest is 0.6289 using median in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8552 using median, and the mean is 0.8748 using median.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 47.2%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 18.3%).
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 1.55 using median | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 1.2 using median | 2021 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 3 | Zambia | 1.17 using median | 2014 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 1.09 using median | 2021 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 5 | Paraguay | 1.08 using median | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 6 | Honduras | 1.08 using median | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 1.07 using median | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 1.04 using median | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.04 using median | 2020 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 1.03 using median | 2021 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 1.01 using median | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 1.01 using median | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1 using median | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 1 using median | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0.9821 using median | 2017 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 16 | Ecuador | 0.976 using median | 2017 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 0.9677 using median | 2010 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Mexico | 0.9524 using median | 2019 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 0.9345 using median | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 0.9325 using median | 2018 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.9321 using median | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 0.9286 using median | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 0.9263 using median | 2015 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9104 using median | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 0.9048 using median | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 0.8824 using median | 2021 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 0.8696 using median | 2018 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 0.8695 using median | 2018 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 0.8609 using median | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.8552 using median | 2018 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 31 | Ireland | 0.854 using median | 2017 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 0.8333 using median | 2021 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.8327 using median | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovak Republic | 0.8133 using median | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 0.8048 using median | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 0.8 using median | 2015 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 0.7934 using median | 2017 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7857 using median | 2012 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 39 | France | 0.7828 using median | 2018 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.7814 using median | 2018 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 41 | Finland | 0.781 using median | 2018 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 0.7763 using median | 2018 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 43 | Italy | 0.7735 using median | 2018 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 44 | Latvia | 0.7628 using median | 2018 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.7555 using median | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 0.7516 using median | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0.7362 using median | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 48 | Australia | 0.7317 using median | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.7267 using median | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Czechia | 0.7258 using median | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 0.7 using median | 2019 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 0.692 using median | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 0.6831 using median | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 54 | Iceland | 0.6676 using median | 2013 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 55 | Armenia | 0.6667 using median | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 56 | Russia | 0.6522 using median | 2016 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 0.6417 using median | 2018 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 58 | Cyprus | 0.63 using median | 2018 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 59 | Switzerland | 0.6289 using median | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |