Gender pay gap by country
How much less women earn on average than men (average monthly earnings).
| # | Country | Gender pay gap | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica | -1.5% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Fiji | 2% | 2024 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 2.5% | 2020 |
| 6 |  Samoa | -2.5% | 2022 |
| 7 |  Qatar | -3.2% | 2022 |
| 8 |  Jordan | 3.7% | 2024 |
| 9 |  Kiribati | -4.3% | 2023 |
| 10 |  Lebanon | -4.7% | 2019 |
| 11 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Ecuador | -5.3% | 2025 |
| 13 |  El Salvador | 5.5% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Albania | 6.2% | 2022 |
| 15 |  Philippines | -6.2% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Panama | -7% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Tonga | 7.4% | 2023 |
| 18 |  Zambia | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 19 |  Timor-Leste | 7.5% | 2021 |
| 20 |  Bulgaria | 8% | 2025 |
| 21 |  Gambia | 8.2% | 2018 |
| 22 |  Bahamas | 9% | 2024 |
| 23 |  Singapore | 9% | 2021 |
| 24 |  Namibia | 10.2% | 2018 |
| 25 |  Paraguay | 10.3% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Saudi Arabia | 10.4% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Niger | 10.5% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Vietnam | 10.5% | 2024 |
| 29 |  Antigua & Barbuda | 10.9% | 2023 |
| 30 |  Lesotho | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Honduras | -11.7% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Belize | 11.8% | 2020 |
| 33 |  Macao SAR China | 11.8% | 2018 |
| 34 |  Guatemala | 12.1% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Bhutan | 12.2% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 12.4% | 2020 |
| 37 |  Croatia | 12.6% | 2025 |
| 38 |  Sri Lanka | 12.7% | 2024 |
| 39 |  Palau | -12.7% | 2023 |
| 40 |  Türkiye | 12.9% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Tunisia | 13.1% | 2019 |
| 43 |  Puerto Rico | 13.2% | 2020 |
| 44 |  Cambodia | 13.3% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 13.4% | 2022 |
| 46 |  Romania | 13.5% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Suriname | 13.5% | 2022 |
| 48 |  Chad | 13.5% | 2022 |
| 49 |  Kenya | 13.6% | 2019 |
| 50 |  Portugal | 13.6% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Tanzania | 13.6% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Poland | 13.7% | 2025 |
| 53 |  Hungary | 13.8% | 2025 |
| 54 |  Marshall Islands | -13.8% | 2019 |
| 55 |  Moldova | 13.9% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Egypt | 14.6% | 2024 |
| 57 |  Mozambique | 14.7% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Greece | 15% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Curaçao | 15.1% | 2018 |
| 60 |  Slovenia | 15.4% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Serbia | 15.7% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Mexico | 15.9% | 2025 |
| 63 |  Denmark | 16.2% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Sweden | 16.4% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Botswana | 16.7% | 2024 |
| 66 |  Estonia | 16.9% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Burundi | 17% | 2020 |
| 68 |  Mauritius | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 69 |  Finland | 17.2% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Liechtenstein | -17.2% | 2018 |
| 71 |  Spain | 17.4% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Peru | 17.8% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Malta | 17.9% | 2020 |
| 74 |  Brazil | 18.2% | 2025 |
| 75 |  Lithuania | 18.6% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Ukraine | 18.6% | 2021 |
| 77 |  Uruguay | 18.6% | 2024 |
| 78 |  Belgium | 18.7% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Chile | 19% | 2024 |
| 80 |  Guinea | 19% | 2019 |
| 81 |  France | 19.1% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Afghanistan | 19.3% | 2020 |
| 83 |  Latvia | 19.5% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Guinea-Bissau | 19.8% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Guyana | 20% | 2024 |
| 86 |  Bolivia | 20.3% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Canada | 20.4% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Kyrgyzstan | 20.4% | 2022 |
| 89 |  Luxembourg | 20.4% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Bangladesh | 21.4% | 2024 |
| 91 |  Indonesia | 21.7% | 2024 |
| 92 |  Mongolia | 22.3% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Slovakia | 22.3% | 2025 |
| 94 |  Laos | 22.4% | 2022 |
| 95 |  Norway | 22.6% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Maldives | 22.7% | 2019 |
| 97 |  Iceland | 22.8% | 2020 |
| 98 |  Eswatini | 22.9% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Pakistan | 23.1% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Italy | 23.4% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Georgia | 24.3% | 2023 |
| 102 |  Japan | 24.8% | 2021 |
| 103 |  United Kingdom | 24.9% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Czechia | 25.2% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Kazakhstan | 25.2% | 2022 |
| 106 |  Comoros | 25.3% | 2021 |
| 107 |  New Zealand | 25.4% | 2022 |
| 108 |  Ethiopia | 25.5% | 2021 |
| 109 |  Angola | 25.9% | 2024 |
| 110 |  Argentina | 26.4% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Ireland | 26.4% | 2025 |
| 112 |  United States | 26.9% | 2025 |
| 113 |  Nigeria | 27% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Cyprus | 27.1% | 2025 |
| 115 |  India | 27.2% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Russia | 27.5% | 2021 |
| 117 |  Australia | 27.7% | 2021 |
| 118 |  Senegal | 28.1% | 2025 |
| 119 |  Netherlands | 28.8% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Togo | 29.7% | 2022 |
| 121 |  Austria | 30.2% | 2025 |
| 122 |  Germany | 31.2% | 2022 |
| 123 |  Switzerland | 31.3% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Azerbaijan | 31.9% | 2022 |
| 125 |  Equatorial Guinea | 32.1% | 2023 |
| 126 |  South Korea | 33.8% | 2022 |
| 127 |  Israel | 33.9% | 2021 |
| 128 |  Uzbekistan | 34% | 2022 |
| 129 |  South Africa | 35.6% | 2020 |
| 130 |  Rwanda | 35.8% | 2024 |
| 131 |  Armenia | 36.5% | 2023 |
| 132 |  Bahrain | -38.4% | 2020 |
| 133 |  Ghana | 38.8% | 2025 |
| 134 |  Madagascar | 39.3% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Benin | 39.9% | 2022 |
| 136 |  Mali | 41.6% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Uganda | 44.8% | 2021 |
| 138 |  Burkina Faso | 47.3% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Sudan | 59.9% | 2022 |
ℹ️ Averages come from each country’s own official surveys, so the year and method differ between countries — compare with care. Earnings are gross (before tax) where the survey reports it.