Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.9123
Iceland
Lowest
0.1697
Palestine, State of
Median
0.6389
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
729
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.9123 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.1697 in Palestine, State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6389, and the mean is 0.6188.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 88.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 23.0%).
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 0.9123 | 2013 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Switzerland | 0.875 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 0.8708 | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Austria | 0.8364 | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 0.8292 | 2018 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 0.8216 | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 0.8142 | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 8 | France | 0.8036 | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 0.7967 | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Hungary | 0.793 | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 0.7894 | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.7817 | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7814 | 2016 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.7714 | 2018 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Slovakia | 0.7683 | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 0.7655 | 2017 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 0.747 | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 18 | Belgium | 0.7464 | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 0.7378 | 2016 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.7282 | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 21 | Italy | 0.6982 | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 0.6885 | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Serbia | 0.6793 | 2018 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0.6752 | 2021 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 0.6718 | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 0.6632 | 2015 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6474 | 2012 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 0.6438 | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 0.6416 | 2018 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 30 | Georgia | 0.6389 | 2013 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 0.6209 | 2015 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.6198 | 2019 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 0.6115 | 2021 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.6082 | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 35 | Greece | 0.5954 | 2018 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 36 | Malta | 0.5682 | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 0.5664 | 2017 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.5569 | 2019 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5458 | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Namibia | 0.5418 | 2015 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0.5301 | 2018 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 0.5237 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 43 | Mexico | 0.5206 | 2019 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 44 | Panama | 0.5147 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 0.5145 | 2021 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 46 | Paraguay | 0.5109 | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 47 | Guatemala | 0.4893 | 2017 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.4867 | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.4713 | 2017 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0.4669 | 2016 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 0.446 | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4274 | 2020 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.4207 | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 0.4112 | 2014 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.3629 | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 56 | Türkiye | 0.3134 | 2010 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 0.2956 | 2014 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 58 | Pakistan | 0.1798 | 2020 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 59 | Palestine, State of | 0.1697 | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |