Share of low-pay earners who are female vs. GDP per capita, 2015

The vertical axis shows the share of low-pay earners who are female, where 'low pay earners' are those at the bottom of the hourly earnings distribution (specifically,below two-thirds of median hourly earnings). The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, after adjusting for differences in price levels across countries.

GDP per capita$10,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Femaleshareoflowpayearners(%)PhilippinesPhilippinesGermanyGermanyFranceFranceColombiaColombiaPolandPolandCameroonCameroonSwitzerlandSwitzerlandIsraelIsraelCosta RicaCosta RicaAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America100M100M40M40MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)