Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
16.67
Uganda
Lowest
0.9211
Georgia
Median
2.09
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
381
What the numbers show
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 16.67 in Uganda; the lowest is 0.9211 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.09, and the mean is 2.79.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 249.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 32.8%).
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 16.67 | 2016 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 4.33 | 2020 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Rwanda | 4.32 | 2021 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3.5 | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 3.27 | 2016 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2.86 | 2016 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 2.86 | 2020 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 2.75 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritius | 2.6 | 2012 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2.56 | 2016 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 2.49 | 2015 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.4 | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 13 | South Africa | 2.29 | 2020 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 2.22 | 2011 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 1.95 | 2017 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 16 | Palestine | 1.92 | 2007 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 1.87 | 2013 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 1.85 | 2017 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 1.8 | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 1.7 | 2017 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.67 | 2020 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 22 | Chile | 1.67 | 2017 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | 1.64 | 2005 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 1.62 | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 25 | Jordan | 1.54 | 2016 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 26 | Peru | 1.45 | 2016 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 27 | Egypt | 1.38 | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Georgia | 0.9211 | 2013 | up 61.2% | rising |