Metadata SGI 2011
Definition:Ratio of estimated female to male earned income
Year:2006
Unit:Standardized index
Source 1:OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database 2009
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CHL, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
URL: http://www.oecd.org/document/16/0,3343,en_2649_33731_39323280_1_1_1_1,00.html
Calculation
Score:Score=1+relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
Metadata SGI 2009
Definition:Ratio of estimated female to male earned income
Year:2006
Unit:Standardized index
Source 1:OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database 2009
Data for:AUS, AUT, BEL, CAN, CZE, DNK, FIN, FRA, DEU, GRC, HUN, ISL, IRL, ITA, JPN, KOR, LUX, MEX, NLD, NZL, NOR, POL, PRT, SVK, ESP, SWE, CHE, TUR, GBR, USA
Calculation
Score:Score=1+relative distance*9
Distance:Distance=(value for calculation-minimum)/(maximum-minimum)
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To ensure comparability, observed values are transformed into SGI scores on a scale from 1 to 10. The lowest value translates into score 1, the best value into score 10. Remaining values are transformed according to the original data distribution.
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Score 2011
1Sweden0.84
10.00
 
2Norway0.79
9.20
 
3Denmark0.74
8.39
 
4Australia0.73
8.23
 
4Iceland0.73
8.23
 
6Finland0.72
8.07
 
6New Zealand0.72
8.07
 
8UK0.70
7.75
 
9Hungary0.67
7.27
 
10Netherlands0.66
7.11
 
10Switzerland0.66
7.11
 
12Canada0.65
6.95
 
13USA0.64
6.79
 
14France0.62
6.46
 
15Germany0.61
6.30
 
15Portugal0.61
6.30
 
17Czech Rep.0.60
6.14
 
17Poland0.60
6.14
 
19Slovakia0.59
5.98
 
20Ireland0.58
5.82
 
21Luxembourg0.55
5.34
 
22Greece0.53
5.02
 
22Spain0.53
5.02
 
24Belgium0.52
4.86
 
24South Korea0.52
4.86
 
26Italy0.49
4.38
 
27Japan0.46
3.89
 
28Mexico0.42
3.25
 
29Chile0.41
3.09
 
30Austria0.40
2.93
 
31Turkey0.28
1.00
 
10
Question
What is the percentage of estimated female-to-male earned income?
Indicator Design
Values reflect the percentage of estimated average female earned income to male earned income, in 2006. Source: OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database 2009.
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