Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 by country
Countries reporting
60
Highest
0.8975
Czechia
Lowest
0.1553
Pakistan
Median
0.6459
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
738
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 0.8975 in Czechia; the lowest is 0.1553 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6459, and the mean is 0.6399.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 55.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 25.1%).
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 0.8975 | 2018 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 0.8872 | 2013 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Belgium | 0.8651 | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8637 | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 0.8608 | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 0.8569 | 2018 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 0.8474 | 2018 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | Slovakia | 0.8406 | 2017 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 0.8395 | 2018 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 0.8335 | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 0.8324 | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 12 | France | 0.8287 | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 0.8264 | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 0.8211 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0.8157 | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 0.8128 | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 0.8081 | 2018 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 0.7992 | 2018 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 0.7948 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.7885 | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.7787 | 2018 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 0.7778 | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Australia | 0.7404 | 2015 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 0.7377 | 2016 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 0.7186 | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 0.7108 | 2018 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 27 | Mongolia | 0.7104 | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6855 | 2012 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 0.665 | 2015 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.6484 | 2013 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.6435 | 2018 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.6393 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.6322 | 2019 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 0.6293 | 2018 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 0.6222 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0.6201 | 2021 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 37 | Peru | 0.6179 | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.6121 | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 0.6105 | 2019 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0.5916 | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.5897 | 2018 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 0.5876 | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 0.5725 | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.5693 | 2015 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ethiopia | 0.5645 | 2016 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5444 | 2021 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 0.5178 | 2021 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.4629 | 2017 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.4454 | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.4374 | 2014 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 0.4305 | 2017 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 52 | Paraguay | 0.4242 | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.4242 | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 54 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3277 | 2020 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.3066 | 2021 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 0.2881 | 2010 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 0.2391 | 2014 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 0.2008 | 2017 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 0.1939 | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 60 | Pakistan | 0.1553 | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |