Introduction
The minimum wage is the least amount that an employer is legally obliged to pay a worker at an hourly rate or a monthly rate. Minimum wage laws were put in place to combat worker exploitation in sweatshops and to help low-income families meet their basic requirements like food, water, and security. There is a big debate around the concept of minimum wage, with its supporters arguing that it increases standards of living and reduces poverty and inequality while having an overall net benefit for the economy as peoples purchasing power increases. Dissenters argue that it makes the cost of labor too expensive and forces businesses to raise prices and lay off workers, contributing to poor economic performance.
The rate of minimum wage varies from country to country, and within the U.S, from state to state. This variation is due to annual incremental increases by governments upon determining the lowest livable wage, while others stay fixed.
If you want to learn more about minimum wage by country, please refer to the data in the charts.
| # | Country | Minimum Wage | Extreme Poverty Rate | GNI per capita | GDP per capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | $32,103 | 0.28% | $135,683 | |
| 2 | Australia | $31,771 | 0.5% | $56,760 | $59,934 |
| 3 | New Zealand | $31,274 | $45,340 | $48,802 | |
| 4 | Germany | $29,520 | $51,040 | $50,802 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom | $27,068 | 0.3% | $45,380 | $47,334 |
| 6 | Ireland | $25,184 | 0.24% | $74,520 | $99,152 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $24,925 | 0.1% | $56,370 | $58,061 |
| 8 | France | $24,259 | 0.02% | $43,880 | $43,519 |
| 9 | Canada | $24,128 | 0.25% | $48,310 | $52,051 |
| 10 | Monaco | $24,092 | |||
| 11 | Belgium | $24,005 | 0.08% | $50,510 | $51,768 |
| 12 | San Marino | $21,310 | |||
| 13 | South Korea | $20,990 | 0.23% | $34,980 | $34,758 |
| 14 | Israel | $19,690 | 0.24% | $49,560 | $51,430 |
| 15 | Austria | $17,388 | 0.57% | $52,210 | $53,268 |
| 16 | Slovenia | $17,079 | $28,240 | $29,201 | |
| 17 | Spain | $16,558 | 0.88% | $29,740 | $30,116 |
| 18 | Japan | $16,166 | 0.73% | $42,620 | $39,285 |
| 19 | United States of America | $15,080 | 1% | $70,430 | $69,288 |
| 20 | Andorra | $14,908 | $43,048 | ||
| 21 | Turkey | $13,570 | 0.36% | $9,830 | $9,587 |
| 22 | Taiwan | $11,973 | |||
| 23 | Malta | $11,245 | 0.1% | $30,560 | $33,257 |
| 24 | Lithuania | $10,996 | 0.9% | $21,610 | $23,433 |
| 25 | The Bahamas | $10,920 | $27,220 | $28,239 | |
| 26 | Poland | $10,850 | $16,670 | $17,841 | |
| 27 | Greece | $10,758 | 0.14% | $20,140 | $20,277 |
| 28 | Oman | $10,263 | $16,439 | ||
| 29 | Hong Kong | $10,039 | $54,450 | $49,661 | |
| 30 | Macau | $9,972 | $45,422 | ||
| 31 | Portugal | $9,935 | 0.27% | $23,730 | $24,262 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | $9,600 | $23,586 | ||
| 33 | Argentina | $8,954 | 1.46% | $10,050 | $10,729 |
| 34 | Barbados | $8,840 | $16,720 | $17,034 | |
| 35 | Slovakia | $8,708 | 0.17% | $20,250 | $21,088 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | $8,683 | 0.01% | $24,070 | $26,378 |
| 37 | Romania | $8,654 | 2% | $14,170 | $14,862 |
| 38 | Estonia | $7,897 | 0.23% | $25,970 | $27,281 |
| 39 | Iran | $7,587 | 0.74% | ||
| 40 | Latvia | $7,096 | 0.34% | $19,370 | $20,642 |
| 41 | Croatia | $7,075 | 0.44% | $17,150 | $17,399 |
| 42 | Palestine | $6,985 | 0.89% | $4,220 | $3,664 |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | $6,933 | $18,560 | $18,230 | |
| 44 | Montenegro | $6,387 | 2.19% | $9,300 | $9,367 |
| 45 | Hungary | $6,373 | 0.21% | $17,740 | $18,773 |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | $6,317 | $14,900 | $14,901 | |
| 47 | Palau | $6,240 | |||
| 48 | Costa Rica | $6,145 | 1.01% | $12,310 | $12,509 |
| 49 | Bulgaria | $5,950 | 0.79% | $10,720 | $11,635 |
| 50 | Belize | $5,850 | 14.39% | $4,290 | $4,420 |
| 51 | Ecuador | $5,525 | 3.58% | $5,930 | $5,935 |
| 52 | Jordan | $5,408 | 0.1% | $4,480 | $4,406 |
| 53 | Lebanon | $5,373 | $3,450 | $2,670 | |
| 54 | Uruguay | $5,336 | 0.1% | $15,800 | $17,021 |
| 55 | Chile | $5,328 | 0.28% | $15,000 | $16,503 |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | $4,615 | 0.28% | $15,070 | $15,243 |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | $4,160 | $5,050 | $4,171 | |
| 58 | Bolivia | $4,071 | 3.24% | $3,360 | $3,415 |
| 59 | Paraguay | $4,055 | 0.95% | $5,340 | $5,400 |
| 60 | Morocco | $3,997 | 0.6% | $3,350 | $3,497 |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3,949 | 0.06% | $6,770 | $6,916 |
| 62 | Guatemala | $3,924 | 6.64% | $4,940 | $5,026 |
| 63 | Colombia | $3,879 | 4.94% | $6,160 | $6,131 |
| 64 | Panama | $3,819 | 1.22% | $14,010 | $14,516 |
| 65 | Albania | $3,709 | 0.87% | $6,110 | $6,494 |
| 66 | South Africa | $3,671 | 19.67% | $6,440 | $6,994 |
| 67 | El Salvador | $3,650 | 1.25% | $4,140 | $4,409 |
| 68 | Serbia | $3,610 | 0.04% | $8,440 | $9,215 |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | $3,429 | 1.75% | ||
| 70 | Seychelles | $3,282 | 0.4% | $13,260 | $13,307 |
| 71 | Gabon | $3,246 | 3.42% | $7,100 | $8,017 |
| 72 | Vanuatu | $3,240 | 14.16% | $3,140 | $3,127 |
| 73 | Fiji | $3,232 | 0.21% | $4,860 | $5,086 |
| 74 | Thailand | $3,220 | 0.08% | $7,260 | $7,233 |
| 75 | Mexico | $3,104 | 1.74% | $9,380 | $9,926 |
| 76 | Dominica | $3,081 | $7,760 | $7,560 | |
| 77 | Brazil | $2,923 | 4.61% | $7,720 | $7,519 |
| 78 | Peru | $2,876 | 2.19% | $6,520 | $6,692 |
| 79 | Ukraine | $2,858 | $4,120 | $4,836 | |
| 80 | Philippines | $2,835 | 3.81% | $3,640 | $3,549 |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | $2,792 | $5,810 | $8,462 | |
| 82 | Malaysia | $2,665 | 0.01% | $10,930 | $11,371 |
| 83 | Russia | $2,646 | 0.03% | $11,600 | $12,173 |
| 84 | People's Republic of China | $2,642 | 0.2% | $11,890 | $12,556 |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | $2,613 | 0.57% | $8,220 | $8,604 |
| 86 | Mauritius | $2,538 | 0.13% | $10,860 | $8,812 |
| 87 | Indonesia | $2,449 | 2.88% | $4,140 | $4,292 |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | $2,435 | $4,880 | $5,384 | |
| 89 | Honduras | $2,420 | 14.78% | $2,540 | $2,831 |
| 90 | Republic of Macedonia | $2,418 | 3.32% | $6,130 | $6,721 |
| 91 | Kosovo | $2,413 | |||
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2,407 | $8,100 | $7,997 | |
| 93 | Jamaica | $2,402 | 1.8% | $4,800 | $4,587 |
| 94 | Kuwait | $2,400 | |||
| 95 | Cambodia | $2,328 | $1,550 | $1,591 | |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | $2,086 | 26.18% | $2,790 | $2,916 |
| 97 | Iraq | $2,069 | 1.26% | $5,040 | $5,048 |
| 98 | Guyana | $2,015 | 6.01% | $9,380 | $9,375 |
| 99 | Tunisia | $2,000 | 0.22% | $3,630 | $3,924 |
| 100 | Republic of the Congo | $1,948 | 55.65% | $1,630 | $2,214 |
| 101 | Botswana | $1,933 | 13.09% | $6,940 | $7,348 |
| 102 | Moldova | $1,883 | 0.02% | $5,460 | $5,315 |
| 103 | Armenia | $1,787 | 1.08% | $4,560 | $4,670 |
| 104 | Algeria | $1,777 | 0.32% | $3,660 | $3,765 |
| 105 | Mongolia | $1,769 | 0.24% | $3,760 | $4,535 |
| 106 | Laos | $1,732 | 9.35% | $2,520 | $2,551 |
| 107 | Vietnam | $1,591 | 1.35% | $3,560 | $3,694 |
| 108 | Comoros | $1,587 | 18.32% | $1,460 | $1,495 |
| 109 | Nepal | $1,524 | 4.78% | $1,230 | $1,223 |
| 110 | Nicaragua | $1,506 | 3.45% | $2,010 | $2,091 |
| 111 | East Timor | $1,380 | 21.03% | $1,940 | $1,458 |
| 112 | Chad | $1,298 | 41.04% | $650 | $696 |
| 113 | Pakistan | $1,289 | 4.29% | $1,500 | $1,538 |
| 114 | Libya | $1,169 | $8,430 | $6,018 | |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | $1,041 | 10.68% | $1,960 | $1,983 |
| 116 | Haiti | $1,014 | 20.33% | $1,420 | $1,815 |
| 117 | Mauritania | $982 | 5.35% | $1,730 | $1,723 |
| 118 | Lesotho | $956 | 28.5% | $1,270 | $1,166 |
| 119 | Solomon Islands | $933 | 22.94% | $2,300 | $2,337 |
| 120 | Nigeria | $901 | 39.2% | $2,100 | $2,085 |
| 121 | Benin | $865 | 43.38% | $1,370 | $1,428 |
| 122 | Afghanistan | $858 | |||
| 123 | Central African Republic | $821 | 70.76% | $530 | $511 |
| 124 | Kazakhstan | $797 | 0.01% | $8,720 | $10,041 |
| 125 | Ivory Coast | $792 | 22.06% | $2,450 | $2,579 |
| 126 | Cameroon | $785 | 22.77% | $1,590 | $1,662 |
| 127 | Togo | $757 | 45.29% | $980 | $992 |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | $750 | 32.82% | $860 | $918 |
| 129 | Kenya | $702 | 31.25% | $2,010 | $2,007 |
| 130 | Eswatini | $694 | 27.53% | $3,680 | $4,215 |
| 131 | Myanmar | $691 | 0.87% | $1,140 | $1,187 |
| 132 | Senegal | $686 | 27.5% | $1,540 | $1,606 |
| 133 | India | $674 | $2,170 | $2,277 | |
| 134 | Angola | $663 | 51.4% | $1,770 | $2,138 |
| 135 | Niger | $650 | 39.29% | $590 | $595 |
| 136 | Mali | $616 | 42.26% | $870 | $918 |
| 137 | Bhutan | $609 | 0.66% | ||
| 138 | Sri Lanka | $603 | 0.57% | $3,820 | $3,815 |
| 139 | Zambia | $596 | 58.52% | $1,040 | $1,121 |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | $575 | 40.06% | $510 | $516 |
| 141 | Mozambique | $550 | 62.29% | $480 | $500 |
| 142 | Ghana | $433 | 10.7% | $2,360 | $2,445 |
| 143 | Uganda | $426 | 38.02% | $840 | $858 |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | $412 | 62.65% | $780 | $813 |
| 145 | Madagascar | $376 | 76.55% | $500 | $515 |
| 146 | Malawi | $266 | 67.55% | $630 | $643 |
| 147 | Tajikistan | $265 | 2.21% | $1,150 | $897 |
| 148 | The Gambia | $253 | 7.98% | $800 | $836 |
| 149 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $220 | 70.99% | $580 | $584 |
| 150 | Bangladesh | $212 | 6.62% | $2,620 | $2,503 |
| 151 | Tanzania | $209 | 47.72% | $1,140 | $1,136 |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | $162 | 0.56% | $1,180 | $1,276 |
| 153 | Syria | $96 | 34.57% | ||
| 154 | Georgia | $93 | 3.78% | $4,740 | $5,042 |
| 155 | Cuba | $44 | |||
| 156 | Sudan | $13 | 13.62% | $670 | $764 |
| 157 | Venezuela | $10 | |||
| 158 | Liberia | $4 | 48.17% | $620 | $673 |
| 159 | Belarus | $0 | $6,950 | $7,304 |
Minimum Wage by Country
Afghanistan
Minimum Wage
$858
Ranked in the World
#122
Albania
Minimum Wage
$3,709
Ranked in the World
#65
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.87%
Ranked in the World
#93
$6,110
Ranked in the World
#82
$6,494
Ranked in the World
#88
Algeria
Minimum Wage
$1,777
Ranked in the World
#104
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.32%
Ranked in the World
#110
$3,660
Ranked in the World
#107
$3,765
Ranked in the World
#114
Andorra
Minimum Wage
$14,908
Ranked in the World
#20
$43,048
Ranked in the World
#25
Angola
Minimum Wage
$663
Ranked in the World
#134
Extreme Poverty Rate
51.4%
Ranked in the World
#13
$1,770
Ranked in the World
#131
$2,138
Ranked in the World
#134
Antigua and Barbuda
Minimum Wage
$6,317
Ranked in the World
#46
$14,900
Ranked in the World
#48
$14,901
Ranked in the World
#54
Argentina
Minimum Wage
$8,954
Ranked in the World
#33
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.46%
Ranked in the World
#80
$10,050
Ranked in the World
#58
$10,729
Ranked in the World
#64
Armenia
Minimum Wage
$1,787
Ranked in the World
#103
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.08%
Ranked in the World
#86
$4,560
Ranked in the World
#94
$4,670
Ranked in the World
#102
Australia
Minimum Wage
$31,771
Ranked in the World
#2
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.5%
Ranked in the World
#105
$56,760
Ranked in the World
#11
$59,934
Ranked in the World
#12
Austria
Minimum Wage
$17,388
Ranked in the World
#15
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.57%
Ranked in the World
#101
$52,210
Ranked in the World
#15
$53,268
Ranked in the World
#15
Azerbaijan
Minimum Wage
$2,435
Ranked in the World
#88
$4,880
Ranked in the World
#90
$5,384
Ranked in the World
#93
Bangladesh
Minimum Wage
$212
Ranked in the World
#150
Extreme Poverty Rate
6.62%
Ranked in the World
#56
$2,620
Ranked in the World
#118
$2,503
Ranked in the World
#128
Barbados
Minimum Wage
$8,840
Ranked in the World
#34
$16,720
Ranked in the World
#43
$17,034
Ranked in the World
#49
Belarus
Minimum Wage
$0
Ranked in the World
#159
$6,950
Ranked in the World
#75
$7,304
Ranked in the World
#82
Belgium
Minimum Wage
$24,005
Ranked in the World
#11
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.08%
Ranked in the World
#135
$50,510
Ranked in the World
#17
$51,768
Ranked in the World
#17
Belize
Minimum Wage
$5,850
Ranked in the World
#50
Extreme Poverty Rate
14.39%
Ranked in the World
#46
$4,290
Ranked in the World
#98
$4,420
Ranked in the World
#105
Benin
Minimum Wage
$865
Ranked in the World
#121
Extreme Poverty Rate
43.38%
Ranked in the World
#18
$1,370
Ranked in the World
#141
$1,428
Ranked in the World
#148
Bhutan
Minimum Wage
$609
Ranked in the World
#137
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.66%
Ranked in the World
#99
Bolivia
Minimum Wage
$4,071
Ranked in the World
#58
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.24%
Ranked in the World
#71
$3,360
Ranked in the World
#113
$3,415
Ranked in the World
#120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minimum Wage
$3,949
Ranked in the World
#61
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.06%
Ranked in the World
#137
$6,770
Ranked in the World
#77
$6,916
Ranked in the World
#85
Botswana
Minimum Wage
$1,933
Ranked in the World
#101
Extreme Poverty Rate
13.09%
Ranked in the World
#50
$6,940
Ranked in the World
#76
$7,348
Ranked in the World
#81
Brazil
Minimum Wage
$2,923
Ranked in the World
#77
Extreme Poverty Rate
4.61%
Ranked in the World
#61
$7,720
Ranked in the World
#72
$7,519
Ranked in the World
#80
Bulgaria
Minimum Wage
$5,950
Ranked in the World
#49
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.79%
Ranked in the World
#95
$10,720
Ranked in the World
#57
$11,635
Ranked in the World
#62
Burkina Faso
Minimum Wage
$750
Ranked in the World
#128
Extreme Poverty Rate
32.82%
Ranked in the World
#28
$860
Ranked in the World
#153
$918
Ranked in the World
#158
Cambodia
Minimum Wage
$2,328
Ranked in the World
#95
$1,550
Ranked in the World
#135
$1,591
Ranked in the World
#144
Cameroon
Minimum Wage
$785
Ranked in the World
#126
Extreme Poverty Rate
22.77%
Ranked in the World
#35
$1,590
Ranked in the World
#134
$1,662
Ranked in the World
#142
Canada
Minimum Wage
$24,128
Ranked in the World
#9
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.25%
Ranked in the World
#116
$48,310
Ranked in the World
#19
$52,051
Ranked in the World
#16
Central African Republic
Minimum Wage
$821
Ranked in the World
#123
Extreme Poverty Rate
70.76%
Ranked in the World
#5
$530
Ranked in the World
#164
$511
Ranked in the World
#174
Chad
Minimum Wage
$1,298
Ranked in the World
#112
Extreme Poverty Rate
41.04%
Ranked in the World
#20
$650
Ranked in the World
#159
$696
Ranked in the World
#166
Chile
Minimum Wage
$5,328
Ranked in the World
#55
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.28%
Ranked in the World
#112
$15,000
Ranked in the World
#47
$16,503
Ranked in the World
#51
Colombia
Minimum Wage
$3,879
Ranked in the World
#63
Extreme Poverty Rate
4.94%
Ranked in the World
#59
$6,160
Ranked in the World
#80
$6,131
Ranked in the World
#89
Comoros
Minimum Wage
$1,587
Ranked in the World
#108
Extreme Poverty Rate
18.32%
Ranked in the World
#42
$1,460
Ranked in the World
#138
$1,495
Ranked in the World
#146
Costa Rica
Minimum Wage
$6,145
Ranked in the World
#48
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.01%
Ranked in the World
#87
$12,310
Ranked in the World
#52
$12,509
Ranked in the World
#59
Croatia
Minimum Wage
$7,075
Ranked in the World
#41
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.44%
Ranked in the World
#106
$17,150
Ranked in the World
#42
$17,399
Ranked in the World
#48
Cuba
Minimum Wage
$44
Ranked in the World
#155
Czech Republic
Minimum Wage
$8,683
Ranked in the World
#36
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.01%
Ranked in the World
#145
$24,070
Ranked in the World
#32
$26,378
Ranked in the World
#36
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Minimum Wage
$220
Ranked in the World
#149
Extreme Poverty Rate
70.99%
Ranked in the World
#4
$580
Ranked in the World
#163
$584
Ranked in the World
#171
Dominica
Minimum Wage
$3,081
Ranked in the World
#76
$7,760
Ranked in the World
#71
$7,560
Ranked in the World
#79
Dominican Republic
Minimum Wage
$2,613
Ranked in the World
#85
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.57%
Ranked in the World
#102
$8,220
Ranked in the World
#69
$8,604
Ranked in the World
#75
East Timor
Minimum Wage
$1,380
Ranked in the World
#111
Extreme Poverty Rate
21.03%
Ranked in the World
#38
$1,940
Ranked in the World
#130
$1,458
Ranked in the World
#147
Ecuador
Minimum Wage
$5,525
Ranked in the World
#51
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.58%
Ranked in the World
#67
$5,930
Ranked in the World
#83
$5,935
Ranked in the World
#91
El Salvador
Minimum Wage
$3,650
Ranked in the World
#67
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.25%
Ranked in the World
#84
$4,140
Ranked in the World
#100
$4,409
Ranked in the World
#106
Equatorial Guinea
Minimum Wage
$2,792
Ranked in the World
#81
$5,810
Ranked in the World
#84
$8,462
Ranked in the World
#76
Estonia
Minimum Wage
$7,897
Ranked in the World
#38
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.23%
Ranked in the World
#121
$25,970
Ranked in the World
#31
$27,281
Ranked in the World
#35
Eswatini
Minimum Wage
$694
Ranked in the World
#130
Extreme Poverty Rate
27.53%
Ranked in the World
#31
$3,680
Ranked in the World
#106
$4,215
Ranked in the World
#109
Fiji
Minimum Wage
$3,232
Ranked in the World
#73
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.21%
Ranked in the World
#124
$4,860
Ranked in the World
#91
$5,086
Ranked in the World
#95
France
Minimum Wage
$24,259
Ranked in the World
#8
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.02%
Ranked in the World
#143
$43,880
Ranked in the World
#22
$43,519
Ranked in the World
#24
Gabon
Minimum Wage
$3,246
Ranked in the World
#71
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.42%
Ranked in the World
#69
$7,100
Ranked in the World
#74
$8,017
Ranked in the World
#77
Georgia
Minimum Wage
$93
Ranked in the World
#154
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.78%
Ranked in the World
#66
$4,740
Ranked in the World
#93
$5,042
Ranked in the World
#97
Germany
Minimum Wage
$29,520
Ranked in the World
#4
$51,040
Ranked in the World
#16
$50,802
Ranked in the World
#19
Ghana
Minimum Wage
$433
Ranked in the World
#142
Extreme Poverty Rate
10.7%
Ranked in the World
#51
$2,360
Ranked in the World
#122
$2,445
Ranked in the World
#130
Greece
Minimum Wage
$10,758
Ranked in the World
#27
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.14%
Ranked in the World
#129
$20,140
Ranked in the World
#37
$20,277
Ranked in the World
#44
Guatemala
Minimum Wage
$3,924
Ranked in the World
#62
Extreme Poverty Rate
6.64%
Ranked in the World
#55
$4,940
Ranked in the World
#89
$5,026
Ranked in the World
#98
Guinea-Bissau
Minimum Wage
$412
Ranked in the World
#144
Extreme Poverty Rate
62.65%
Ranked in the World
#8
$780
Ranked in the World
#157
$813
Ranked in the World
#164
Guyana
Minimum Wage
$2,015
Ranked in the World
#98
Extreme Poverty Rate
6.01%
Ranked in the World
#57
$9,380
Ranked in the World
#62
$9,375
Ranked in the World
#70
Haiti
Minimum Wage
$1,014
Ranked in the World
#116
Extreme Poverty Rate
20.33%
Ranked in the World
#39
$1,420
Ranked in the World
#139
$1,815
Ranked in the World
#139
Honduras
Minimum Wage
$2,420
Ranked in the World
#89
Extreme Poverty Rate
14.78%
Ranked in the World
#45
$2,540
Ranked in the World
#119
$2,831
Ranked in the World
#124
Hong Kong
Minimum Wage
$10,039
Ranked in the World
#29
$54,450
Ranked in the World
#13
$49,661
Ranked in the World
#20
Hungary
Minimum Wage
$6,373
Ranked in the World
#45
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.21%
Ranked in the World
#125
$17,740
Ranked in the World
#41
$18,773
Ranked in the World
#45
India
Minimum Wage
$674
Ranked in the World
#133
$2,170
Ranked in the World
#125
$2,277
Ranked in the World
#132
Indonesia
Minimum Wage
$2,449
Ranked in the World
#87
Extreme Poverty Rate
2.88%
Ranked in the World
#72
$4,140
Ranked in the World
#101
$4,292
Ranked in the World
#108
Iran
Minimum Wage
$7,587
Ranked in the World
#39
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.74%
Ranked in the World
#96
Iraq
Minimum Wage
$2,069
Ranked in the World
#97
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.26%
Ranked in the World
#83
$5,040
Ranked in the World
#88
$5,048
Ranked in the World
#96
Ireland
Minimum Wage
$25,184
Ranked in the World
#6
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.24%
Ranked in the World
#118
$74,520
Ranked in the World
#4
$99,152
Ranked in the World
#3
Israel
Minimum Wage
$19,690
Ranked in the World
#14
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.24%
Ranked in the World
#119
$49,560
Ranked in the World
#18
$51,430
Ranked in the World
#18
Ivory Coast
Minimum Wage
$792
Ranked in the World
#125
Extreme Poverty Rate
22.06%
Ranked in the World
#36
$2,450
Ranked in the World
#121
$2,579
Ranked in the World
#126
Jamaica
Minimum Wage
$2,402
Ranked in the World
#93
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.8%
Ranked in the World
#77
$4,800
Ranked in the World
#92
$4,587
Ranked in the World
#103
Japan
Minimum Wage
$16,166
Ranked in the World
#18
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.73%
Ranked in the World
#97
$42,620
Ranked in the World
#23
$39,285
Ranked in the World
#26
Jordan
Minimum Wage
$5,408
Ranked in the World
#52
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.1%
Ranked in the World
#131
$4,480
Ranked in the World
#96
$4,406
Ranked in the World
#107
Kazakhstan
Minimum Wage
$797
Ranked in the World
#124
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.01%
Ranked in the World
#146
$8,720
Ranked in the World
#65
$10,041
Ranked in the World
#65
Kenya
Minimum Wage
$702
Ranked in the World
#129
Extreme Poverty Rate
31.25%
Ranked in the World
#29
$2,010
Ranked in the World
#127
$2,007
Ranked in the World
#137
Kosovo
Minimum Wage
$2,413
Ranked in the World
#91
Kuwait
Minimum Wage
$2,400
Ranked in the World
#94
Kyrgyzstan
Minimum Wage
$162
Ranked in the World
#152
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.56%
Ranked in the World
#104
$1,180
Ranked in the World
#144
$1,276
Ranked in the World
#149
Laos
Minimum Wage
$1,732
Ranked in the World
#106
Extreme Poverty Rate
9.35%
Ranked in the World
#53
$2,520
Ranked in the World
#120
$2,551
Ranked in the World
#127
Latvia
Minimum Wage
$7,096
Ranked in the World
#40
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.34%
Ranked in the World
#109
$19,370
Ranked in the World
#39
$20,642
Ranked in the World
#43
Lebanon
Minimum Wage
$5,373
Ranked in the World
#53
$3,450
Ranked in the World
#112
$2,670
Ranked in the World
#125
Lesotho
Minimum Wage
$956
Ranked in the World
#118
Extreme Poverty Rate
28.5%
Ranked in the World
#30
$1,270
Ranked in the World
#142
$1,166
Ranked in the World
#153
Liberia
Minimum Wage
$4
Ranked in the World
#158
Extreme Poverty Rate
48.17%
Ranked in the World
#15
$620
Ranked in the World
#161
$673
Ranked in the World
#168
Libya
Minimum Wage
$1,169
Ranked in the World
#114
$8,430
Ranked in the World
#67
$6,018
Ranked in the World
#90
Lithuania
Minimum Wage
$10,996
Ranked in the World
#24
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.9%
Ranked in the World
#90
$21,610
Ranked in the World
#35
$23,433
Ranked in the World
#40
Luxembourg
Minimum Wage
$32,103
Ranked in the World
#1
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.28%
Ranked in the World
#113
$135,683
Ranked in the World
#1
Macau
Minimum Wage
$9,972
Ranked in the World
#30
$45,422
Ranked in the World
#23
Madagascar
Minimum Wage
$376
Ranked in the World
#145
Extreme Poverty Rate
76.55%
Ranked in the World
#3
$500
Ranked in the World
#166
$515
Ranked in the World
#173
Malawi
Minimum Wage
$266
Ranked in the World
#146
Extreme Poverty Rate
67.55%
Ranked in the World
#7
$630
Ranked in the World
#160
$643
Ranked in the World
#169
Malaysia
Minimum Wage
$2,665
Ranked in the World
#82
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.01%
Ranked in the World
#147
$10,930
Ranked in the World
#55
$11,371
Ranked in the World
#63
Mali
Minimum Wage
$616
Ranked in the World
#136
Extreme Poverty Rate
42.26%
Ranked in the World
#19
$870
Ranked in the World
#152
$918
Ranked in the World
#159
Malta
Minimum Wage
$11,245
Ranked in the World
#23
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.1%
Ranked in the World
#132
$30,560
Ranked in the World
#26
$33,257
Ranked in the World
#29
Marshall Islands
Minimum Wage
$4,160
Ranked in the World
#57
$5,050
Ranked in the World
#87
$4,171
Ranked in the World
#110
Mauritania
Minimum Wage
$982
Ranked in the World
#117
Extreme Poverty Rate
5.35%
Ranked in the World
#58
$1,730
Ranked in the World
#132
$1,723
Ranked in the World
#141
Mauritius
Minimum Wage
$2,538
Ranked in the World
#86
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.13%
Ranked in the World
#130
$10,860
Ranked in the World
#56
$8,812
Ranked in the World
#74
Mexico
Minimum Wage
$3,104
Ranked in the World
#75
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.74%
Ranked in the World
#79
$9,380
Ranked in the World
#63
$9,926
Ranked in the World
#67
Moldova
Minimum Wage
$1,883
Ranked in the World
#102
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.02%
Ranked in the World
#144
$5,460
Ranked in the World
#85
$5,315
Ranked in the World
#94
Monaco
Minimum Wage
$24,092
Ranked in the World
#10
Mongolia
Minimum Wage
$1,769
Ranked in the World
#105
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.24%
Ranked in the World
#120
$3,760
Ranked in the World
#105
$4,535
Ranked in the World
#104
Montenegro
Minimum Wage
$6,387
Ranked in the World
#44
Extreme Poverty Rate
2.19%
Ranked in the World
#74
$9,300
Ranked in the World
#64
$9,367
Ranked in the World
#71
Morocco
Minimum Wage
$3,997
Ranked in the World
#60
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.6%
Ranked in the World
#100
$3,350
Ranked in the World
#114
$3,497
Ranked in the World
#118
Mozambique
Minimum Wage
$550
Ranked in the World
#141
Extreme Poverty Rate
62.29%
Ranked in the World
#9
$480
Ranked in the World
#167
$500
Ranked in the World
#175
Myanmar
Minimum Wage
$691
Ranked in the World
#131
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.87%
Ranked in the World
#94
$1,140
Ranked in the World
#146
$1,187
Ranked in the World
#151
Nepal
Minimum Wage
$1,524
Ranked in the World
#109
Extreme Poverty Rate
4.78%
Ranked in the World
#60
$1,230
Ranked in the World
#143
$1,223
Ranked in the World
#150
Netherlands
Minimum Wage
$24,925
Ranked in the World
#7
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.1%
Ranked in the World
#133
$56,370
Ranked in the World
#12
$58,061
Ranked in the World
#13
New Zealand
Minimum Wage
$31,274
Ranked in the World
#3
$45,340
Ranked in the World
#21
$48,802
Ranked in the World
#21
Nicaragua
Minimum Wage
$1,506
Ranked in the World
#110
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.45%
Ranked in the World
#68
$2,010
Ranked in the World
#128
$2,091
Ranked in the World
#135
Niger
Minimum Wage
$650
Ranked in the World
#135
Extreme Poverty Rate
39.29%
Ranked in the World
#23
$590
Ranked in the World
#162
$595
Ranked in the World
#170
Nigeria
Minimum Wage
$901
Ranked in the World
#120
Extreme Poverty Rate
39.2%
Ranked in the World
#24
$2,100
Ranked in the World
#126
$2,085
Ranked in the World
#136
Oman
Minimum Wage
$10,263
Ranked in the World
#28
$16,439
Ranked in the World
#52
Pakistan
Minimum Wage
$1,289
Ranked in the World
#113
Extreme Poverty Rate
4.29%
Ranked in the World
#63
$1,500
Ranked in the World
#137
$1,538
Ranked in the World
#145
Palau
Minimum Wage
$6,240
Ranked in the World
#47
Palestine
Minimum Wage
$6,985
Ranked in the World
#42
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.89%
Ranked in the World
#91
$4,220
Ranked in the World
#99
$3,664
Ranked in the World
#116
Panama
Minimum Wage
$3,819
Ranked in the World
#64
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.22%
Ranked in the World
#85
$14,010
Ranked in the World
#50
$14,516
Ranked in the World
#56
Papua New Guinea
Minimum Wage
$2,086
Ranked in the World
#96
Extreme Poverty Rate
26.18%
Ranked in the World
#33
$2,790
Ranked in the World
#117
$2,916
Ranked in the World
#123
Paraguay
Minimum Wage
$4,055
Ranked in the World
#59
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.95%
Ranked in the World
#89
$5,340
Ranked in the World
#86
$5,400
Ranked in the World
#92
People's Republic of China
Minimum Wage
$2,642
Ranked in the World
#84
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.2%
Ranked in the World
#126
$11,890
Ranked in the World
#53
$12,556
Ranked in the World
#58
Peru
Minimum Wage
$2,876
Ranked in the World
#78
Extreme Poverty Rate
2.19%
Ranked in the World
#75
$6,520
Ranked in the World
#78
$6,692
Ranked in the World
#87
Philippines
Minimum Wage
$2,835
Ranked in the World
#80
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.81%
Ranked in the World
#65
$3,640
Ranked in the World
#108
$3,549
Ranked in the World
#117
Poland
Minimum Wage
$10,850
Ranked in the World
#26
$16,670
Ranked in the World
#44
$17,841
Ranked in the World
#47
Portugal
Minimum Wage
$9,935
Ranked in the World
#31
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.27%
Ranked in the World
#115
$23,730
Ranked in the World
#33
$24,262
Ranked in the World
#37
Republic of Macedonia
Minimum Wage
$2,418
Ranked in the World
#90
Extreme Poverty Rate
3.32%
Ranked in the World
#70
$6,130
Ranked in the World
#81
$6,721
Ranked in the World
#86
Republic of the Congo
Minimum Wage
$1,948
Ranked in the World
#100
Extreme Poverty Rate
55.65%
Ranked in the World
#11
$1,630
Ranked in the World
#133
$2,214
Ranked in the World
#133
Romania
Minimum Wage
$8,654
Ranked in the World
#37
Extreme Poverty Rate
2%
Ranked in the World
#76
$14,170
Ranked in the World
#49
$14,862
Ranked in the World
#55
Russia
Minimum Wage
$2,646
Ranked in the World
#83
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.03%
Ranked in the World
#140
$11,600
Ranked in the World
#54
$12,173
Ranked in the World
#61
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Minimum Wage
$6,933
Ranked in the World
#43
$18,560
Ranked in the World
#40
$18,230
Ranked in the World
#46
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Minimum Wage
$2,407
Ranked in the World
#92
$8,100
Ranked in the World
#70
$7,997
Ranked in the World
#78
San Marino
Minimum Wage
$21,310
Ranked in the World
#12
Saudi Arabia
Minimum Wage
$9,600
Ranked in the World
#32
$23,586
Ranked in the World
#39
Senegal
Minimum Wage
$686
Ranked in the World
#132
Extreme Poverty Rate
27.5%
Ranked in the World
#32
$1,540
Ranked in the World
#136
$1,606
Ranked in the World
#143
Serbia
Minimum Wage
$3,610
Ranked in the World
#68
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.04%
Ranked in the World
#139
$8,440
Ranked in the World
#66
$9,215
Ranked in the World
#72
Seychelles
Minimum Wage
$3,282
Ranked in the World
#70
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.4%
Ranked in the World
#107
$13,260
Ranked in the World
#51
$13,307
Ranked in the World
#57
Sierra Leone
Minimum Wage
$575
Ranked in the World
#140
Extreme Poverty Rate
40.06%
Ranked in the World
#21
$510
Ranked in the World
#165
$516
Ranked in the World
#172
Slovakia
Minimum Wage
$8,708
Ranked in the World
#35
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.17%
Ranked in the World
#128
$20,250
Ranked in the World
#36
$21,088
Ranked in the World
#42
Slovenia
Minimum Wage
$17,079
Ranked in the World
#16
$28,240
Ranked in the World
#28
$29,201
Ranked in the World
#33
Solomon Islands
Minimum Wage
$933
Ranked in the World
#119
Extreme Poverty Rate
22.94%
Ranked in the World
#34
$2,300
Ranked in the World
#123
$2,337
Ranked in the World
#131
South Africa
Minimum Wage
$3,671
Ranked in the World
#66
Extreme Poverty Rate
19.67%
Ranked in the World
#40
$6,440
Ranked in the World
#79
$6,994
Ranked in the World
#84
South Korea
Minimum Wage
$20,990
Ranked in the World
#13
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.23%
Ranked in the World
#122
$34,980
Ranked in the World
#25
$34,758
Ranked in the World
#28
Spain
Minimum Wage
$16,558
Ranked in the World
#17
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.88%
Ranked in the World
#92
$29,740
Ranked in the World
#27
$30,116
Ranked in the World
#32
Sri Lanka
Minimum Wage
$603
Ranked in the World
#138
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.57%
Ranked in the World
#103
$3,820
Ranked in the World
#104
$3,815
Ranked in the World
#113
Sudan
Minimum Wage
$13
Ranked in the World
#156
Extreme Poverty Rate
13.62%
Ranked in the World
#49
$670
Ranked in the World
#158
$764
Ranked in the World
#165
Syria
Minimum Wage
$96
Ranked in the World
#153
Extreme Poverty Rate
34.57%
Ranked in the World
#27
Taiwan
Minimum Wage
$11,973
Ranked in the World
#22
Tajikistan
Minimum Wage
$265
Ranked in the World
#147
Extreme Poverty Rate
2.21%
Ranked in the World
#73
$1,150
Ranked in the World
#145
$897
Ranked in the World
#160
Tanzania
Minimum Wage
$209
Ranked in the World
#151
Extreme Poverty Rate
47.72%
Ranked in the World
#16
$1,140
Ranked in the World
#147
$1,136
Ranked in the World
#154
Thailand
Minimum Wage
$3,220
Ranked in the World
#74
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.08%
Ranked in the World
#136
$7,260
Ranked in the World
#73
$7,233
Ranked in the World
#83
The Bahamas
Minimum Wage
$10,920
Ranked in the World
#25
$27,220
Ranked in the World
#30
$28,239
Ranked in the World
#34
The Gambia
Minimum Wage
$253
Ranked in the World
#148
Extreme Poverty Rate
7.98%
Ranked in the World
#54
$800
Ranked in the World
#156
$836
Ranked in the World
#162
Togo
Minimum Wage
$757
Ranked in the World
#127
Extreme Poverty Rate
45.29%
Ranked in the World
#17
$980
Ranked in the World
#150
$992
Ranked in the World
#156
Trinidad and Tobago
Minimum Wage
$4,615
Ranked in the World
#56
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.28%
Ranked in the World
#114
$15,070
Ranked in the World
#46
$15,243
Ranked in the World
#53
Tunisia
Minimum Wage
$2,000
Ranked in the World
#99
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.22%
Ranked in the World
#123
$3,630
Ranked in the World
#109
$3,924
Ranked in the World
#111
Turkey
Minimum Wage
$13,570
Ranked in the World
#21
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.36%
Ranked in the World
#108
$9,830
Ranked in the World
#59
$9,587
Ranked in the World
#68
Turkmenistan
Minimum Wage
$3,429
Ranked in the World
#69
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.75%
Ranked in the World
#78
Uganda
Minimum Wage
$426
Ranked in the World
#143
Extreme Poverty Rate
38.02%
Ranked in the World
#25
$840
Ranked in the World
#155
$858
Ranked in the World
#161
Ukraine
Minimum Wage
$2,858
Ranked in the World
#79
$4,120
Ranked in the World
#102
$4,836
Ranked in the World
#100
United Kingdom
Minimum Wage
$27,068
Ranked in the World
#5
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.3%
Ranked in the World
#111
$45,380
Ranked in the World
#20
$47,334
Ranked in the World
#22
United States of America
Minimum Wage
$15,080
Ranked in the World
#19
Extreme Poverty Rate
1%
Ranked in the World
#88
$70,430
Ranked in the World
#5
$69,288
Ranked in the World
#7
Uruguay
Minimum Wage
$5,336
Ranked in the World
#54
Extreme Poverty Rate
0.1%
Ranked in the World
#134
$15,800
Ranked in the World
#45
$17,021
Ranked in the World
#50
Uzbekistan
Minimum Wage
$1,041
Ranked in the World
#115
Extreme Poverty Rate
10.68%
Ranked in the World
#52
$1,960
Ranked in the World
#129
$1,983
Ranked in the World
#138
Vanuatu
Minimum Wage
$3,240
Ranked in the World
#72
Extreme Poverty Rate
14.16%
Ranked in the World
#48
$3,140
Ranked in the World
#116
$3,127
Ranked in the World
#122
Venezuela
Minimum Wage
$10
Ranked in the World
#157
Vietnam
Minimum Wage
$1,591
Ranked in the World
#107
Extreme Poverty Rate
1.35%
Ranked in the World
#82
$3,560
Ranked in the World
#110
$3,694
Ranked in the World
#115
Zambia
Minimum Wage
$596
Ranked in the World
#139
Extreme Poverty Rate
58.52%
Ranked in the World
#10
$1,040
Ranked in the World
#148
$1,121
Ranked in the World
#155