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Monthly minimum wage (PPP) Ranking Map for 167 countries and territories Limited coverage: Countries and territories with a statutory minimum wage and a comparable PPP conversion. 167 countries and territories included; reference period: 2011–2025.
In the available data, Switzerland has the highest recorded value at 3,804 international dollars/month (rank #1); Japan ranks #21 at 1,839 international dollars/month. Coverage: 167 countries and territories. Reference years: Switzerland 2024; Japan 2024. This converts a statutory minimum wage to a standardized monthly amount and adjusts for purchasing power; sectoral and regional rules may be simplified.
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Compare monthly minimum wage (ppp) within the covered dataset. Countries and territories with a statutory minimum wage and a comparable PPP conversion.
Japan 1,839 international dollars/month
Japan, world rank 21 for Monthly minimum wage (PPP), 1,839 international dollars/month
Fiji: 1,010 international dollars/month Tanzania: 228 international dollars/month Western Sahara: Not included in this limited dataset Canada: 2,324 international dollars/month United States: 1,257 international dollars/month Kazakhstan: 483 international dollars/month Uzbekistan: 311 international dollars/month Papua New Guinea: 268 international dollars/month Indonesia: 993 international dollars/month Argentina: 568 international dollars/month Chile: 1,076 international dollars/month Democratic Republic of the Congo: 198 international dollars/month Somalia: Not included in this limited dataset Kenya: 361 international dollars/month Sudan: 2 international dollars/month Chad: 252 international dollars/month Haiti: 167 international dollars/month Dominican Republic: 826 international dollars/month Russia: 662 international dollars/month Bahamas: 1,017 international dollars/month Falkland Islands: Not included in this limited dataset Norway: Not included in this limited dataset Greenland: Not included in this limited dataset Fr. 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Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 252 international dollars/month South Africa: 620 international dollars/month Lesotho: 306 international dollars/month Mexico: 599 international dollars/month Uruguay: 63 international dollars/month Brazil: 559 international dollars/month Bolivia: 1,078 international dollars/month Peru: 526 international dollars/month Colombia: 843 international dollars/month Panama: 943 international dollars/month Costa Rica: 1,093 international dollars/month Nicaragua: 565 international dollars/month Honduras: 929 international dollars/month El Salvador: 760 international dollars/month Guatemala: 963 international dollars/month Belize: 940 international dollars/month Venezuela: Not included in this limited dataset Guyana: 619 international dollars/month Suriname: 283 international dollars/month France: 2,460 international dollars/month Ecuador: 87 international dollars/month Puerto Rico: Not included in this limited dataset Jamaica: 670 international dollars/month Cuba: Not included in this limited dataset Zimbabwe: Not included in this limited dataset Botswana: 354 international dollars/month Namibia: Not included in this limited dataset Senegal: 280 international dollars/month Mali: 208 international dollars/month Mauritania: 244 international dollars/month Benin: 261 international dollars/month Niger: 196 international dollars/month Nigeria: 245 international dollars/month Cameroon: 212 international dollars/month Togo: 235 international dollars/month Ghana: 100 international dollars/month Côte d’Ivoire: 320 international dollars/month Guinea: 153 international dollars/month Guinea-Bissau: 83 international dollars/month Liberia: 180 international dollars/month Sierra Leone: 121 international dollars/month Burkina Faso: 226 international dollars/month Central African Republic: 133 international dollars/month Republic of the Congo: 517 international dollars/month Gabon: 529 international dollars/month Equatorial Guinea: 425 international dollars/month Zambia: 172 international dollars/month Malawi: 179 international dollars/month Mozambique: 379 international dollars/month Eswatini: 68 international dollars/month Angola: 225 international dollars/month Burundi: 4 international dollars/month Israel: 1,630 international dollars/month Lebanon: 344 international dollars/month Madagascar: 210 international dollars/month Palestine: Not included in this limited dataset Gambia: 67 international dollars/month Tunisia: 513 international dollars/month Algeria: 473 international dollars/month Jordan: 809 international dollars/month United Arab Emirates: Not included in this limited dataset Qatar: 363 international dollars/month Kuwait: 408 international dollars/month Iraq: 626 international dollars/month Oman: 1,757 international dollars/month Vanuatu: 458 international dollars/month Cambodia: Not included in this limited dataset Thailand: 822 international dollars/month Laos: 286 international dollars/month Myanmar: 250 international dollars/month Vietnam: 693 international dollars/month North Korea: Not included in this limited dataset South Korea: 2,362 international dollars/month Mongolia: 591 international dollars/month India: 233 international dollars/month Bangladesh: 379 international dollars/month Bhutan: 180 international dollars/month Nepal: 490 international dollars/month Pakistan: 570 international dollars/month Afghanistan: 393 international dollars/month Tajikistan: 252 international dollars/month Kyrgyzstan: 91 international dollars/month Turkmenistan: 609 international dollars/month Iran: 466 international dollars/month Syria: 19 international dollars/month Armenia: 476 international dollars/month Sweden: Not included in this limited dataset Belarus: 766 international dollars/month Ukraine: 674 international dollars/month Poland: 2,262 international dollars/month Austria: Not included in this limited dataset Hungary: 1,422 international dollars/month Moldova: 627 international dollars/month Romania: 1,857 international dollars/month Lithuania: 1,889 international dollars/month Latvia: 1,340 international dollars/month Estonia: 1,319 international dollars/month Germany: 3,006 international dollars/month Bulgaria: 1,329 international dollars/month Greece: 1,771 international dollars/month Türkiye: 1,466 international dollars/month Albania: 849 international dollars/month Croatia: 1,459 international dollars/month Switzerland: 3,804 international dollars/month Luxembourg: 3,097 international dollars/month Belgium: 2,737 international dollars/month Netherlands: 2,927 international dollars/month Portugal: 1,766 international dollars/month Spain: 2,272 international dollars/month Ireland: 2,524 international dollars/month New Caledonia: 1,365 international dollars/month Solomon Islands: 219 international dollars/month New Zealand: 2,673 international dollars/month Australia: 2,819 international dollars/month Sri Lanka: 200 international dollars/month China: 544 international dollars/month Taiwan: Not included in this limited dataset Italy: Not included in this limited dataset Denmark: Not included in this limited dataset United Kingdom: 2,902 international dollars/month Iceland: 2,730 international dollars/month Azerbaijan: 654 international dollars/month Georgia: 19 international dollars/month Philippines: 400 international dollars/month Malaysia: 1,035 international dollars/month Brunei: Not included in this limited dataset Slovenia: 2,156 international dollars/month Finland: Not included in this limited dataset Slovakia: 1,442 international dollars/month Czechia: 1,419 international dollars/month Eritrea: Not included in this limited dataset Japan: 1,839 international dollars/month Paraguay: 986 international dollars/month Yemen: Not included in this limited dataset Saudi Arabia: 2,125 international dollars/month Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 1,688 international dollars/month Morocco: 773 international dollars/month Egypt: 863 international dollars/month Libya: 553 international dollars/month Ethiopia: 75 international dollars/month Djibouti: Not included in this limited dataset Somaliland: No data Uganda: 98 international dollars/month Rwanda: 7 international dollars/month Bosnia and Herzegovina: 850 international dollars/month North Macedonia: 1,609 international dollars/month Serbia: 1,368 international dollars/month Montenegro: 1,526 international dollars/month Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 909 international dollars/month South Sudan: Not included in this limited dataset Japan Switzerland 1 Luxembourg 2 Germany 3 Netherlands 4 United Kingdom 5 Syria 163 Georgia 164 Rwanda 165 Burundi 166 Sudan 167 Australia Canada New Zealand Iceland Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Monthly minimum wage (PPP)Rankings 21/167 1,839 international dollars/month
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #21 for monthly minimum wage (ppp). Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Switzerland 3,804 international dollars/month 2 Luxembourg 3,097 international dollars/month 3 Germany 3,006 international dollars/month 4 Netherlands 2,927 international dollars/month 5 United Kingdom 2,902 international dollars/month
167 Sudan 2 international dollars/month 166 Burundi 4 international dollars/month 165 Rwanda 7 international dollars/month 164 Georgia 19 international dollars/month 163 Syria 19 international dollars/month 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Monthly minimum wage (PPP) ranking map Countries and territories with a statutory minimum wage and a comparable PPP conversion. This page orders 167 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Switzerland (3,804 international dollars/month), #2 Luxembourg (3,097 international dollars/month), #3 Germany (3,006 international dollars/month)
Japan’s position World #21 (1,839 international dollars/month)
Data period 2011–2025 Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.
03 / FULL RANKING
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Monthly minimum wage (PPP) Full ranking167 countries #1 Switzerland 3,804 international dollars/month Profile #2 Luxembourg 3,097 international dollars/month Profile #3 Germany 3,006 international dollars/month Profile #4 Netherlands 2,927 international dollars/month Profile #5 United Kingdom 2,902 international dollars/month Profile #6 Australia 2,819 international dollars/month Profile #7 Belgium 2,737 international dollars/month Profile #8 Iceland 2,730 international dollars/month Profile #9 New Zealand 2,673 international dollars/month Profile #10 Ireland 2,524 international dollars/month Profile #11 France 2,460 international dollars/month Profile #12 South Korea 2,362 international dollars/month Profile #13 San Marino 2,339 international dollars/month Profile #14 Canada 2,324 international dollars/month Profile #15 Spain 2,272 international dollars/month Profile #16 Poland 2,262 international dollars/month Profile #17 Slovenia 2,156 international dollars/month Profile #18 Saudi Arabia 2,125 international dollars/month Profile #19 Lithuania 1,889 international dollars/month Profile #20 Romania 1,857 international dollars/month Profile #21 Japan 1,839 international dollars/month Profile #22 Greece 1,771 international dollars/month Profile #23 Portugal 1,766 international dollars/month Profile #24 Oman 1,757 international dollars/month Profile #25 Andorra 1,755 international dollars/month Profile #26 Cyprus 1,688 international dollars/month Profile #27 Israel 1,630 international dollars/month Profile #28 North Macedonia 1,609 international dollars/month Profile #29 Bahrain 1,590 international dollars/month Profile #30 Malta 1,574 international dollars/month Profile #31 Montenegro 1,526 international dollars/month Profile #32 Türkiye 1,466 international dollars/month Profile #33 Croatia 1,459 international dollars/month Profile #34 Slovakia 1,442 international dollars/month Profile #35 Hungary 1,422 international dollars/month Profile #36 Czechia 1,419 international dollars/month Profile #37 Serbia 1,368 international dollars/month Profile #38 New Caledonia 1,365 international dollars/month Profile #39 Latvia 1,340 international dollars/month Profile #40 Bulgaria 1,329 international dollars/month Profile #41 Estonia 1,319 international dollars/month Profile #42 United States 1,257 international dollars/month Profile #43 Hong Kong 1,186 international dollars/month Profile #44 Costa Rica 1,093 international dollars/month Profile #45 Bolivia 1,078 international dollars/month Profile #46 Chile 1,076 international dollars/month Profile #47 Malaysia 1,035 international dollars/month Profile #48 Bahamas 1,017 international dollars/month Profile #49 Fiji 1,010 international dollars/month Profile #50 Dominica 1,000 international dollars/month Profile #51 Indonesia 993 international dollars/month Profile #52 Paraguay 986 international dollars/month Profile #53 Guatemala 963 international dollars/month Profile #54 Panama 943 international dollars/month Profile #55 Belize 940 international dollars/month Profile #56 Honduras 929 international dollars/month Profile #57 Trinidad and Tobago 909 international dollars/month Profile #58 Palau 889 international dollars/month Profile #59 Egypt 863 international dollars/month Profile #60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 850 international dollars/month Profile #61 Albania 849 international dollars/month Profile #62 Colombia 843 international dollars/month Profile #63 Dominican Republic 826 international dollars/month Profile #64 Thailand 822 international dollars/month Profile #65 Jordan 809 international dollars/month Profile #66 Morocco 773 international dollars/month Profile #67 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 766 international dollars/month Profile #68 Seychelles 766 international dollars/month Profile #69 Belarus 766 international dollars/month Profile #70 El Salvador 760 international dollars/month Profile #71 Mauritius 753 international dollars/month Profile #72 St. Kitts and Nevis 740 international dollars/month Profile #73 Grenada 705 international dollars/month Profile #74 Antigua and Barbuda 702 international dollars/month Profile #75 Vietnam 693 international dollars/month Profile #76 Ukraine 674 international dollars/month Profile #77 Jamaica 670 international dollars/month Profile #78 Russia 662 international dollars/month Profile #79 Marshall Islands 655 international dollars/month Profile #80 Azerbaijan 654 international dollars/month Profile #81 Moldova 627 international dollars/month Profile #82 Iraq 626 international dollars/month Profile #83 South Africa 620 international dollars/month Profile #84 Guyana 619 international dollars/month Profile #85 Turkmenistan 609 international dollars/month Profile #86 Mexico 599 international dollars/month Profile #87 Barbados 592 international dollars/month Profile #88 Mongolia 591 international dollars/month Profile #89 Maldives 587 international dollars/month Profile #90 Pakistan 570 international dollars/month Profile #91 Argentina 568 international dollars/month Profile #92 Nicaragua 565 international dollars/month Profile #93 Brazil 559 international dollars/month Profile #94 Libya 553 international dollars/month Profile #95 China 544 international dollars/month Profile #96 Gabon 529 international dollars/month Profile #97 Peru 526 international dollars/month Profile #98 Republic of the Congo 517 international dollars/month Profile #99 Tunisia 513 international dollars/month Profile #100 Nepal 490 international dollars/month Profile #101 Kazakhstan 483 international dollars/month Profile #102 Armenia 476 international dollars/month Profile #103 Algeria 473 international dollars/month Profile #104 Iran 466 international dollars/month Profile #105 Vanuatu 458 international dollars/month Profile #106 Samoa 440 international dollars/month Profile #107 Equatorial Guinea 425 international dollars/month Profile #108 Kuwait 408 international dollars/month Profile #109 Philippines 400 international dollars/month Profile #110 Afghanistan 393 international dollars/month Profile #111 Bangladesh 379 international dollars/month Profile #112 Mozambique 379 international dollars/month Profile #113 Qatar 363 international dollars/month Profile #114 Kenya 361 international dollars/month Profile #115 Botswana 354 international dollars/month Profile #116 Lebanon 344 international dollars/month Profile #117 Côte d’Ivoire 320 international dollars/month Profile #118 Uzbekistan 311 international dollars/month Profile #119 Lesotho 306 international dollars/month Profile #120 Kiribati 289 international dollars/month Profile #121 Laos 286 international dollars/month Profile #122 Suriname 283 international dollars/month Profile #123 Cabo Verde 282 international dollars/month Profile #124 Senegal 280 international dollars/month Profile #125 Papua New Guinea 268 international dollars/month Profile #126 Benin 261 international dollars/month Profile #127 Timor-Leste 252 international dollars/month Profile #128 Chad 252 international dollars/month Profile #129 Tajikistan 252 international dollars/month Profile #130 Myanmar 250 international dollars/month Profile #131 Nigeria 245 international dollars/month Profile #132 Mauritania 244 international dollars/month Profile #133 Togo 235 international dollars/month Profile #134 India 233 international dollars/month Profile #135 Tanzania 228 international dollars/month Profile #136 Burkina Faso 226 international dollars/month Profile #137 Angola 225 international dollars/month Profile #138 Solomon Islands 219 international dollars/month Profile #139 Comoros 218 international dollars/month Profile #140 Cameroon 212 international dollars/month Profile #141 Madagascar 210 international dollars/month Profile #142 Mali 208 international dollars/month Profile #143 Sri Lanka 200 international dollars/month Profile #144 Democratic Republic of the Congo 198 international dollars/month Profile #145 Niger 196 international dollars/month Profile #146 Liberia 180 international dollars/month Profile #147 Bhutan 180 international dollars/month Profile #148 Malawi 179 international dollars/month Profile #149 Zambia 172 international dollars/month Profile #150 Haiti 167 international dollars/month Profile #151 Guinea 153 international dollars/month Profile #152 Central African Republic 133 international dollars/month Profile #153 Sierra Leone 121 international dollars/month Profile #154 Ghana 100 international dollars/month Profile #155 Uganda 98 international dollars/month Profile #156 Kyrgyzstan 91 international dollars/month Profile #157 Ecuador 87 international dollars/month Profile #158 Guinea-Bissau 83 international dollars/month Profile #159 Ethiopia 75 international dollars/month Profile #160 Eswatini 68 international dollars/month Profile #161 Gambia 67 international dollars/month Profile #162 Uruguay 63 international dollars/month Profile #163 Syria 19 international dollars/month Profile #164 Georgia 19 international dollars/month Profile #165 Rwanda 7 international dollars/month Profile #166 Burundi 4 international dollars/month Profile #167 Sudan 2 international dollars/month Profile