Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
25
Estonia
Lowest
3
Malta
Median
16
Years covered
13
1994–2006
Data points
494
What the numbers show
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 25 in Estonia; the lowest is 3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 16, and the mean is 15.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 72.7%).
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form (1994 - 2006): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 25 | 2005 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 1 | Estonia | 25 | 2005 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 3 | Cyprus | 24 | 2006 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 4 | Slovakia | 22 | 2006 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 4 | Slovakia | 22 | 2006 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 22 | 2006 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 21 | 2006 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 21 | 2006 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 20 | 2006 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 20 | 2006 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Switzerland | 19 | 2006 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 18 | 2005 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 18 | 2006 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 18 | 2005 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 15 | Denmark | 17 | 2006 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 16 | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 16 | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 16 | 2006 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 16 | 2006 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 16 | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 16 | 2006 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2006 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 14 | 2006 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 22 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 14 | 2005 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 13 | 2006 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 12 | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 12 | 2006 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 11 | 2006 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 28 | France | 11 | 2006 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 10 | 2006 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 10 | 2006 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 32 | Italy | 9 | 2005 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 9 | 2006 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 8 | 2006 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 8 | 2006 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 8 | 2006 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 7 | 2006 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 38 | Malta | 3 | 2006 | down 72.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.