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DEFINITION:
Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | $11.10 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Australia | $10.63 | 2012 | ||
| =3 | Monaco | $9.43 | 2013 | ||
| =3 | France | $9.43 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Belgium | $9.12 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | San Marino | $8.80 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | $8.76 | 2012 | ||
| 8 | Ireland | $8.65 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | New Zealand | $8.59 | 2012 | ||
| 10 | Netherlands | $8.53 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | United Kingdom | $7.81 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Canada | $7.71 | 2012 | ||
| 13 | Taiwan | $7.40 | 2012 | ||
| 14 | United States | $7.25 | 2012 | ||
| 15 | South Korea | $5.87 | 2012 | ||
| 16 | Japan | $5.64 | 2012 | ||
| 17 | Andorra | $5.55 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | The Bahamas | $5.49 | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Israel | $5.45 | 2012 | ||
| 20 | Marshall Islands | $5.19 | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Oman | $4.90 | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Slovenia | $4.52 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Spain | $4.34 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | $4.11 | 2012 | ||
| 25 | Malta | $4.05 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Hong Kong | $3.98 | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Ecuador | $3.96 | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Greece | $3.94 | 2013 | ||
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | $3.57 | 2012 | ||
| 30 | Iran | $3.50 | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Venezuela | $3.47 | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Barbados | $3.40 | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $3.28 | 2012 | ||
| 34 | Portugal | $3.26 | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Chile | $3.02 | 2012 | ||
| 36 | Vanuatu | $2.86 | 2012 | ||
| 37 | Paraguay | $2.80 | 2012 | ||
| 38 | Kosovo | $2.70 | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Turkey | $2.55 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Palau | $2.50 | 2012 | ||
| =41 | Poland | $2.34 | 2013 | ||
| =41 | Libya | $2.34 | 2012 | ||
| 43 | Croatia | $2.30 | 2013 | ||
| 44 | Belize | $2.29 | 2012 | ||
| 45 | Algeria | $2.27 | 2012 | ||
| 46 | Costa Rica | $2.19 | 2012 | ||
| =47 | Colombia | $2.18 | 2012 | ||
| =47 | Brazil | $2.18 | 2012 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | $2.17 | 2012 | ||
| 50 | Estonia | $2.13 | 2013 | ||
| 51 | Peru | $2.08 | 2012 | ||
| 52 | Thailand | $2.04 | 2012 | ||
| 53 | Slovakia | $2.02 | 2013 | ||
| 54 | Gabon | $1.96 | 2012 | ||
| 55 | Hungary | $1.95 | 2013 | ||
| 56 | Latvia | $1.93 | 2013 | ||
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | $1.87 | 2012 | ||
| 58 | Jamaica | $1.85 | 2012 | ||
| 59 | Czech Republic | $1.84 | 2013 | ||
| 60 | Bolivia | $1.82 | 2012 | ||
| =61 | Malaysia | $1.79 | 2012 | ||
| =61 | Trinidad and Tobago | $1.79 | 2012 | ||
| 63 | Uruguay | $1.77 | 2012 | ||
| 64 | Lithuania | $1.76 | 2013 | ||
| 65 | China | $1.73 | 2012 | ||
| 66 | Panama | $1.72 | 2012 | ||
| 67 | Guatemala | $1.65 | 2012 | ||
| =68 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $1.58 | 2012 | ||
| =68 | Honduras | $1.58 | 2012 | ||
| 70 | Guyana | $1.55 | 2012 | ||
| 71 | Morocco | $1.48 | 2012 | ||
| 72 | Jordan | $1.47 | 2012 | ||
| 73 | Syria | $1.37 | 2012 | ||
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | $1.31 | 2012 | ||
| 75 | Turkmenistan | $1.29 | 2012 | ||
| 76 | Tunisia | $1.27 | 2012 | ||
| 77 | Afghanistan | $1.24 | 2012 | ||
| 78 | Pakistan | $1.23 | 2012 | ||
| 79 | Comoros | $1.22 | 2012 | ||
| 80 | Romania | $1.20 | 2013 | ||
| 81 | Mongolia | $1.18 | 2012 | ||
| 82 | Lesotho | $1.15 | 2012 | ||
| 83 | Kazakhstan | $1.13 | 2012 | ||
| 84 | Nicaragua | $1.08 | 2012 | ||
| 85 | Chad | $1.04 | 2012 | ||
| 86 | Republic of Macedonia | $1.03 | 2013 | ||
| 87 | Serbia | $1.02 | 2013 | ||
| 88 | Mauritania | $0.98 | 2012 | ||
| 89 | Bulgaria | $0.95 | 2013 | ||
| =90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0.94 | 2013 | ||
| =90 | Sudan | $0.94 | 2012 | ||
| 92 | Nepal | $0.92 | 2012 | ||
| =93 | Tajikistan | $0.91 | 2012 | ||
| =93 | Philippines | $0.91 | 2012 | ||
| =95 | Mexico | $0.89 | 2012 | ||
| =95 | Samoa | $0.89 | 2012 | ||
| =97 | Lebanon | $0.88 | 2012 | ||
| =97 | Haiti | $0.88 | 2012 | ||
| =99 | Albania | $0.87 | 2013 | ||
| =99 | Kuwait | $0.87 | 2012 | ||
| 101 | Indonesia | $0.86 | 2012 | ||
| =102 | Montenegro | $0.85 | 2013 | ||
| =102 | East Timor | $0.85 | 2012 | ||
| 104 | Mozambique | $0.84 | 2012 | ||
| =105 | El Salvador | $0.81 | 2012 | ||
| =105 | Solomon Islands | $0.81 | 2012 | ||
| =107 | Nigeria | $0.77 | 2012 | ||
| =107 | Ghana | $0.77 | 2012 | ||
| =109 | Russia | $0.76 | 2013 | ||
| =109 | Belarus | $0.76 | 2013 | ||
| 111 | The Gambia | $0.72 | 2012 | ||
| 112 | Republic of the Congo | $0.71 | 2012 | ||
| 113 | Burkina Faso | $0.70 | 2012 | ||
| =114 | Togo | $0.68 | 2012 | ||
| =114 | Bhutan | $0.68 | 2012 | ||
| 116 | Ukraine | $0.67 | 2013 | ||
| 117 | Niger | $0.63 | 2012 | ||
| =118 | Dominican Republic | $0.61 | 2012 | ||
| =118 | India | $0.61 | 2012 | ||
| =120 | Azerbaijan | $0.60 | 2013 | ||
| =120 | Senegal | $0.60 | 2012 | ||
| =120 | Benin | $0.60 | 2012 | ||
| 123 | Mauritius | $0.59 | 2012 | ||
| =124 | Uzbekistan | $0.57 | 2012 | ||
| =124 | Zambia | $0.57 | 2012 | ||
| 126 | Vietnam | $0.56 | 2012 | ||
| 127 | Swaziland | $0.54 | 2012 | ||
| =128 | Cameroon | $0.53 | 2012 | ||
| =128 | Laos | $0.53 | 2012 | ||
| 130 | Armenia | $0.51 | 2013 | ||
| 131 | Sri Lanka | $0.50 | 2012 | ||
| =132 | Madagascar | $0.48 | 2012 | ||
| =132 | Angola | $0.48 | 2012 | ||
| 134 | Mali | $0.44 | 2012 | ||
| 135 | Malawi | $0.40 | 2012 | ||
| 136 | Botswana | $0.38 | 2012 | ||
| 137 | Kenya | $0.34 | 2012 | ||
| 138 | Moldova | $0.33 | 2013 | ||
| =139 | Liberia | $0.32 | 2012 | ||
| =139 | Guinea-Bissau | $0.32 | 2012 | ||
| =139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $0.32 | 2012 | ||
| 142 | Tanzania | $0.25 | 2012 | ||
| 143 | Georgia | $0.24 | 2013 | ||
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | $0.22 | 2012 | ||
| 145 | Bangladesh | $0.19 | 2012 | ||
| 146 | Central African Republic | $0.17 | 2012 | ||
| 147 | Cuba | $0.08 | 2012 | ||
| 148 | Sierra Leone | $0.06 | 2012 | ||
| 149 | Uganda | $0.03 | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage
- Luxembourg has had the highest salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- France has ranked in the top 2 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Belgium has ranked in the top 4 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Ireland has ranked in the top 6 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Netherlands has ranked in the top 7 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 8 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- San Marino has ranked in the top 10 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Malta has ranked in the top 14 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Slovenia has ranked in the top 15 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.
- Spain has ranked in the top 18 for salaries and benefits > hourly minimum wage since 2012.