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Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? in Iceland

Iceland: Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1
in 1977
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? in Iceland, 1970–2023

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in Iceland is 1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in Iceland peaked at 1 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

Iceland ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3 0 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in Iceland?
Does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? in Iceland was 1 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
What is the lowest does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Iceland rank for does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value??
Iceland ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is does the law mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value? rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value?
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
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