Rwanda ranked first in the world for residents' opinions towards the gender pay gap, scoring 6.14 out of seven. The UK came 41st out of the 135 participating countries, scoring 4.72, while the US scored 4.57, coming in at 66th place.
In the UK, female managers earn £12,000 less than their male counterparts, according to new research published in September.
This development was figured out by a recent World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report.
The Global Gender Gap Report compares attitudes towards gender equality around the world, considering factors such as educational opportunities available to each gender, life expectancy, literacy rates, the number of women in professional positions, and in positions of power in each country.
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Another African country Burundi comes second on the index with a score of 5.84.
Though two African countries topped the list, Angola; ranked the last on the global index, scoring just 2.83 out of seven.
With few women in managerial positions in the workplace or in parliament, the Angolan workplace is largely male-dominated, hugely affecting the average woman's wage as a result.
The WEF surveyed men and women in 135 countries on the extent to which wages for women are equal to those of men in their country, asking them to use a scale of one to seven.
Using data from the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report, Business Insider Sub Africa has pulled together the top 10 countries with low gender pay gaps.