Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5 by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.6796
Lithuania
Lowest
0.1524
Pakistan
Median
0.4596
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
731
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 5 is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.6796 in Lithuania; the lowest is 0.1524 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4596, and the mean is 0.4507.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 66.4%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 16.7%).
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 0.6796 | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 0.6433 | 2019 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 0.6239 | 2018 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 0.5906 | 2017 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 0.5861 | 2014 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 0.5819 | 2018 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 0.579 | 2018 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 0.5706 | 2018 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 0.5704 | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 0.5696 | 2017 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 11 | El Salvador | 0.5688 | 2021 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 12 | Honduras | 0.5688 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.5659 | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 0.5513 | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.5498 | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 0.5479 | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5372 | 2016 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 18 | Panama | 0.5249 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 0.5122 | 2012 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 0.5112 | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.5093 | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 0.4989 | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 23 | France | 0.4969 | 2018 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.4965 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.4962 | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.4896 | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 0.4888 | 2018 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 0.4771 | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0.4746 | 2017 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 0.4596 | 2013 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 0.4444 | 2015 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 0.441 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 0.4369 | 2018 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.4362 | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 0.43 | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 0.4282 | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 0.4255 | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0.4187 | 2018 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 0.414 | 2015 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 0.4051 | 2016 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 0.4042 | 2017 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 0.4037 | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 43 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3941 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 0.3873 | 2019 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.3844 | 2021 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 46 | Greece | 0.3838 | 2018 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 0.3725 | 2018 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.3658 | 2018 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.3614 | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 0.3437 | 2015 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 0.33 | 2018 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3199 | 2020 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 0.2954 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 0.2714 | 2014 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 0.2429 | 2016 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 0.2163 | 2016 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 57 | Türkiye | 0.1892 | 2010 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 0.1754 | 2017 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 59 | Pakistan | 0.1524 | 2020 | up 24.1% | rising |