Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
11,508
South Korea
Lowest
0.877
Georgia
Median
13.32
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
872
What the numbers show
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 11,508 in South Korea; the lowest is 0.877 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.32, and the mean is 666.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,122.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 1,850.9%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 100.0%).
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 11,508 | 2017 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 10,698 | 2020 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 9,590 | 2019 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 3,872 | 2021 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 1,537 | 2016 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 1,534 | 2017 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania | 1,332 | 2020 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Venezuela | 1,219 | 2002 | up 1,850.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 767.16 | 2016 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 156.25 | 2021 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 140 | 2018 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 115.08 | 2019 | up 152.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 93.76 | 2015 | up 269.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Jamaica | 88.31 | 2002 | up 1,529.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 82.5 | 2020 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 49.87 | 2021 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 47.05 | 2013 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 43.68 | 2016 | up 317.6% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 40 | 2019 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 20 | India | 33.33 | 2019 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 27.33 | 2016 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 24.82 | 2014 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 24.74 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 23.9 | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 21.9 | 2016 | up 141.0% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 17.9 | 2020 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Honduras | 17.9 | 2017 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Finland | 16.46 | 2016 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 15.54 | 2016 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 14.98 | 2017 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Iceland | 14.14 | 2015 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 13.7 | 2016 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 13.32 | 2016 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 12.84 | 2016 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 11.6 | 2011 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 11.51 | 2019 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 10.18 | 2016 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 38 | Palestine | 10 | 2008 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 9.85 | 2019 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 8.95 | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 8.85 | 2012 | up 515.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Spain | 6.68 | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 6.01 | 2020 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 4.32 | 2016 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 4.15 | 2016 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 46 | Turkey | 4.08 | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Estonia | 4 | 2016 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 3.74 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 49 | Slovakia | 3.63 | 2016 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 3.59 | 2018 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 3.59 | 2016 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 52 | Ghana | 3.12 | 2016 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 3 | 1999 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 2.95 | 2016 | up 174.5% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 2.87 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Poland | 2.45 | 2016 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 2.33 | 2017 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 2.3 | 2016 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 59 | Jordan | 2.01 | 2016 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 1.76 | 2016 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1.61 | 2012 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 62 | El Salvador | 1.5 | 2019 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 1.19 | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 65 | Georgia | 0.877 | 2013 | up 169.0% | volatile |