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Countries by Gender Pay Gap (%)

Complete ranking of 38 countries • Percentage of wages of men in the same decile • Updated 2026

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About Gender Pay Gap Rankings

South Korea leads all 38 countries in Gender Pay Gap with a value of 28.95% of wages of men in the same decile, while Luxembourg ranks last at 0.44% of wages of men in the same decile. This represents a 66-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Gender Pay Gap Measures

Women's earnings shortfall compared with men in the same wage decile, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Gender Pay Gap across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0.44% of wages of men in the same decile (Luxembourg) to 28.95% of wages of men in the same decile (South Korea) — a 66-fold difference across 38 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 7.33% of wages of men in the same decile to 14.24% of wages of men in the same decile. The overall spread from 0.44% of wages of men in the same decile to 28.95% of wages of men in the same decile reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: South Korea and Estonia are separated by only 17%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

South Korea

28.95% of wages of men in the same decile

Europe

Estonia

24.65% of wages of men in the same decile

North America

United States

17.29% of wages of men in the same decile

South America

Chile

13.59% of wages of men in the same decile

Oceania

Australia

10.67% of wages of men in the same decile

Highest Gender Pay Gap

The 5 strongest Gender Pay Gap reads.

South Korea28.95% of wages of men in the same decileEstonia24.65% of wages of men in the same decileIsrael20.85% of wages of men in the same decileJapan20.65% of wages of men in the same decileLatvia18.41% of wages of men in the same decile

Lowest Gender Pay Gap

The 5 lowest Gender Pay Gap reads.

Luxembourg0.44% of wages of men in the same decileColombia0.59% of wages of men in the same decileBelgium1.11% of wages of men in the same decileItaly4.14% of wages of men in the same decileNorway4.69% of wages of men in the same decile

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD How's Life / Well-Being, covering 38 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stSouth Korea28.95% of male wages
2ndEstonia24.65% of male wages
3rdIsrael20.85% of male wages
4thJapan20.65% of male wages
5thLatvia18.41% of male wages
6thUnited States17.29% of male wages
7thCanada16.5% of male wages
8thFinland16.13% of male wages
9thGermany14.25% of male wages
10thHungary14.24% of male wages

Country Ladder

1stSouth KoreaAsia28.95% of male wages2ndEstoniaEurope24.65% of male wages3rdIsraelAsia20.85% of male wages4thJapanAsia20.65% of male wages5thLatviaEurope18.41% of male wages6thUnited StatesNorth America17.29% of male wages7thCanadaNorth America16.5% of male wages8thFinlandEurope16.13% of male wages9thGermanyEurope14.25% of male wages10thHungaryEurope14.24% of male wages11thChileSouth America13.59% of male wages12thCzechiaEurope13.55% of male wages13thUnited KingdomEurope13.14% of male wages14thSwitzerlandEurope12.07% of male wages15thAustriaEurope11.96% of male wages16thIrelandEurope11.81% of male wages17thSlovakiaEurope11.76% of male wages18thMexicoNorth America11.41% of male wages19thPolandEurope10.86% of male wages20thAustraliaOceania10.67% of male wages21stLithuaniaEurope10.34% of male wages22ndPortugalEurope10.06% of male wages23rdTurkeyEurope10.0% of male wages24thGreeceEurope9.7% of male wages25thSloveniaEurope9.2% of male wages26thIcelandEurope8.7% of male wages27thNew ZealandOceania8.2% of male wages28thSwedenEurope7.5% of male wages29thCosta RicaNorth America7.3% of male wages30thSpainEurope6.2% of male wages31stFranceEurope6.2% of male wages32ndNetherlandsEurope6.1% of male wages33rdDenmarkEurope5.4% of male wages34thNorwayEurope4.7% of male wages35thItalyEurope4.1% of male wages36thBelgiumEurope1.1% of male wages37thColombiaNorth America0.59% of male wages38thLuxembourgEurope0.44% of male wages
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