Italy vs Portugal: Average hourly earnings of employees

Italy
14.83 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2020
Portugal
14.01 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Italy rank
15th
Portugal rank
16th

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
051015200220132024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 14.83 international-$ in 2021 prices against 14.01 international-$ in 2021 prices in Portugal, a difference of 0.819 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 16th of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
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Gross remuneration for time worked or work done, vacation, and other types of paid leave.