Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (60+) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
1.12
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.63
Lithuania
Median
0.9
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
764
What the numbers show
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio (60+) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 1.12 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.63 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9, and the mean is 0.8855.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 25.5%).
Gender differences in the relative median income ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.12 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | Spain | 1.1 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.87 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 1.03 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Slovakia | 1.01 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 0.99 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 0.99 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | France | 0.99 | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 0.97 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 0.97 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.95 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 11 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.94 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 0.93 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 0.93 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 14 | Greece | 0.92 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 0.92 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 0.92 | 2025 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 0.91 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.91 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 0.9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 0.9 | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 0.89 | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Germany | 0.87 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 0.86 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.85 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.85 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 0.84 | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 0.83 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.83 | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 0.83 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Serbia | 0.82 | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 0.8 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 0.77 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 0.77 | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 34 | Croatia | 0.71 | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.69 | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 0.64 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 0.63 | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.