🗺️ WORLD MAP
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🏆 COUNTRIES RANKED BY GENDER WAGE GAP
Countries ranked by gender wage gap — the percentage difference between male and female earnings. Lower values indicate greater pay equity. Source: ILO via OWID.
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | -125.2% | 2020 |
| #2 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | -65.9% | 2021 |
| #3 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | -35.8% | 2019 |
| #4 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | -27.6% | 2024 |
| #5 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | -17.0% | 2016 |
| #6 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | -16.6% | 2021 |
| #7 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | -13.1% | 2019 |
| #8 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | -12.7% | 2023 |
| #9 | 🇵🇦 Panama | -11.8% | 2024 |
| #10 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | -11.7% | 2021 |
| #11 | 🇧🇿 Belize | -11.2% | 2021 |
| #12 | 🇨🇬 Congo | -11.0% | 2009 |
| #13 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | -9.5% | 2015 |
| #14 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | -9.1% | 2025 |
| #15 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | -7.1% | 2024 |
| #16 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | -6.3% | 2024 |
| #17 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | -6.2% | 2014 |
| #18 | 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna | -6.1% | 2019 |
| #19 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | -5.8% | 2017 |
| #20 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | -5.5% | 2024 |
| #21 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | -5.3% | 2024 |
| #22 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | -5.1% | 2021 |
| #23 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | -4.7% | 2023 |
| #24 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | -4.5% | 2024 |
| #25 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | -3.6% | 2024 |
| #26 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | -3.4% | 2023 |
| #27 | 🇮🇹 Italy | -2.5% | 2020 |
| #28 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | -2.1% | 2019 |
| #29 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | -1.6% | 2024 |
| #30 | 🇹🇰 Tokelau | -1.1% | 2016 |
| #31 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | -0.9% | 2019 |
| #32 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | -0.9% | 2023 |
| #33 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | -0.6% | 2022 |
| #34 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | -0.5% | 2018 |
| #35 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 0.0% | 2020 |
| #36 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 0.0% | 2024 |
| #37 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 0.0% | 2023 |
| #38 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 0.2% | 2018 |
| #39 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 0.3% | 2017 |
| #40 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 0.3% | 2019 |
| #41 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2024 |
| #42 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 0.9% | 2024 |
| #43 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2012 |
| #44 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1.3% | 2021 |
| #45 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1.5% | 2024 |
| #46 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2.9% | 2024 |
| #47 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 3.5% | 2020 |
| #48 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 3.8% | 2024 |
| #49 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 4.4% | 2024 |
| #50 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 4.5% | 2022 |