Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
0.1548
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0
Cambodia
Median
0.0241
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
845
What the numbers show
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, primary education and below is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 0.1548 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0241, and the mean is 0.0371.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15,226.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 346.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 100.0%).
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 0.1548 | 2008 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0.1428 | 2016 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 3 | Ireland | 0.122 | 2016 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Slovak Republic | 0.1077 | 2016 | up 321.6% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0.1027 | 2016 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 6 | Malta | 0.1017 | 2016 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 7 | France | 0.0986 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 0.0962 | 2011 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 0.0868 | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Korea | 0.0828 | 2017 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 0.0744 | 2016 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Cyprus | 0.0667 | 2013 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.0645 | 2013 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.0509 | 2016 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 0.0493 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Greece | 0.0462 | 2016 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 0.0451 | 2018 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.0387 | 2002 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.0383 | 2016 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 0.0383 | 2019 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.0369 | 2019 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 0.0341 | 2017 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0.0331 | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 0.0321 | 2017 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 0.0314 | 1999 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.0314 | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 0.0311 | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.031 | 2017 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.0251 | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.0245 | 2016 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.0243 | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 0.0243 | 2019 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 0.0239 | 2012 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.0237 | 2020 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.0228 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.0225 | 2021 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 0.0224 | 2016 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 38 | Mexico | 0.0217 | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 39 | Norway | 0.0182 | 2016 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 0.0177 | 2013 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 41 | Pakistan | 0.0174 | 2020 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 0.0168 | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.0167 | 2016 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0.016 | 2019 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.0157 | 2019 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 46 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0153 | 2012 | up 237.1% | rising |
| 47 | Honduras | 0.0145 | 2017 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.0143 | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | India | 0.0137 | 2019 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0.0136 | 2015 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 51 | Sweden | 0.0121 | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 0.0119 | 2016 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 0.0104 | 2016 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0102 | 2020 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0.0079 | 2016 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 56 | Croatia | 0.0058 | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | Uganda | 0.0053 | 2016 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 58 | Romania | 0.0046 | 2016 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 59 | Georgia | 0.0038 | 2013 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0.0035 | 2021 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.0012 | 2016 | up 346.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Iceland | 0.0007 | 2015 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 63 | Hungary | 0.0001 | 2016 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 0 | 2012 | down 99.5% | volatile |