Canada vs Vietnam: Share of women among low pay earners
Canada
54.6%
in 2025
Vietnam
55.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
18th
Vietnam rank
17th
Share of women among low pay earners over time
- Canada
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 55.0% against 54.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 70 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 50.3% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 49.1% | 8.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 54.8% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, Canada or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 55.0% against 54.6% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between Canada and Vietnam?
- 0.4%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vietnam?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Vietnam rank globally for share of women among low pay earners?
- Canada ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women among low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.