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Distribution of the estimated female to male earned income
Distribution of the estimated female to male earned income

Variable Description

Ratio of estimated female to male earned income.

  • Average value: 0,53 (147 countries)
  • Maximum value: 0,83 (Kenya)
  • Minimum value: 0,15 (Saudi Arabia)
  • Distribution: see illustration

Country Overview

Country Income Ratio Rank
Afghanistan n/a n/a
Albania 0,54 74
Algeria 0,33 129
Angola 0,62 44
Argentina 0,53 75
Armenia 0,63 38
Australia 0,7 16
Austria 0,44 109
Azerbaijan 0,64 31
Bahrain 0,33 129
Bangladesh 0,46 100
Belarus 0,64 31
Belgium 0,63 38
Benin 0,48 96
Bhutan n/a n/a
Bolivia 0,57 62
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0,65 26
Botswana 0,36 126
Brazil 0,57 62
Bulgaria 0,65 26
Burkina Faso 0,66 25
Burundi 0,78 4
Cambodia 0,74 6
Cameroon 0,49 93
Canada 0,63 38
Central African Republic 0,61 48
Chad 0,65 26
Chile 0,39 120
China 0,64 31
Chinese Taipei n/a n/a
Colombia 0,58 57
Congo 0,5 89
Congo, Dem. Rep. 0,52 80
Costa Rica 0,46 100
Côte d'Ivoire 0,32 132
Croatia 0,67 22
Cuba n/a n/a
Czech Republic 0,51 83
Denmark 0,73 8
Dominican Republic 0,42 114
Ecuador 0,55 70
Egypt 0,23 145
El Salvador 0,43 111
Equatorial Guinea 0,43 111
Eritrea 0,39 120
Estonia 0,62 44
Ethiopia 0,6 51
Fiji 0,48 96
Finland 0,71 12
France 0,64 31
Gabon 0,57 62
Gambia 0,53 75
Georgia 0,37 124
Germany 0,58 57
Ghana 0,71 12
Greece 0,55 70
Guatemala 0,32 132
Guinea 0,68 21
Guinea-Bissau 0,51 83
Haiti 0,52 80
Honduras 0,45 105
Hong Kong 0,49 93
Hungary 0,64 31
Iceland 0,71 12
India 0,31 135
Indonesia 0,45 105
Iran 0,38 123
Iraq n/a n/a
Ireland 0,51 83
Israel 0,64 31
Italy 0,46 100
Jamaica 0,57 62
Japan 0,44 109
Jordan 0,3 137
Kazakhstan 0,63 38
Kenya 0,83 1
Korea 0,46 100
Korea, Dem. Rep. n/a n/a
Kuwait 0,37 124
Kyrgyzstan 0,58 57
Lao PDR 0,52 80
Latvia 0,67 22
Lebanon 0,31 135
Lesotho 0,53 75
Liberia n/a n/a
Libya n/a n/a
Lithuania 0,69 20
Luxembourg 0,49 93
Macedonia 0,48 96
Madagascar 0,7 16
Malawi 0,73 8
Malaysia 0,36 126
Mali 0,67 22
Malta 0,48 96
Mauritania 0,5 89
Mauritius 0,4 119
Mexico 0,39 120
Moldova 0,63 38
Mongolia 0,51 83
Morocco 0,25 142
Mozambique 0,81 2
Myanmar n/a n/a
Namibia 0,57 62
Nepal 0,5 89
Netherlands 0,63 38
New Zealand 0,7 16
Nicaragua 0,32 132
Niger 0,57 62
Nigeria 0,41 116
Norway 0,75 5
Occupied Palestinian Territory n/a n/a
Oman 0,18 146
Pakistan 0,29 139
Panama 0,56 69
Papua New Guinea 0,73 8
Paraguay 0,41 116
Peru 0,41 116
Philippines 0,6 51
Poland 0,59 54
Portugal 0,59 54
Puerto Rico n/a n/a
Romania 0,65 26
Russian Federation 0,62 44
Rwanda 0,74 6
Saudi Arabia 0,15 147
Senegal 0,53 75
Sierra Leone 0,45 105
Singapore 0,51 83
Slovak Republic 0,58 57
Slovenia 0,61 48
Somalia n/a n/a
South Africa 0,45 105
Spain 0,5 89
Sri Lanka 0,42 114
Sudan 0,25 142
Swaziland 0,29 139
Sweden 0,81 2
Switzerland 0,61 48
Syria 0,33 129
Tajikistan 0,57 62
Tanzania 0,73 8
Thailand 0,59 54
Timor-Leste n/a n/a
Togo 0,43 111
Trinidad and Tobago 0,46 100
Tunisia 0,28 141
Turkey 0,35 128
Turkmenistan 0,64 31
Uganda 0,7 16
Ukraine 0,53 75
United Arab Emirates 0,24 144
United Kingdom 0,65 26
United States 0,62 44
Uruguay 0,55 70
Uzbekistan 0,6 51
Venezuela 0,51 83
Vietnam 0,71 12
Yemen 0,3 137
Zambia 0,55 70
Zimbabwe 0,58 57

Source: Based on United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006).