Egypt vs Pakistan: Share of women among low pay earners
Egypt
20.9%
in 2024
Pakistan
12.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
67th
Pakistan rank
69th
Share of women among low pay earners over time
- Egypt
- Pakistan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 20.9% against 12.6% in Pakistan, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 69th of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.3% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 30.3% | 6.2% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 23.9% | 3.7% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women among low pay earners, Egypt or Pakistan?
- Egypt, at 20.9% against 12.6% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women among low pay earners between Egypt and Pakistan?
- 8.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for share of women among low pay earners?
- Egypt ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 69th 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.