Germany vs Portugal: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 43.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 42.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Portugal, a difference of 1.31 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 15th of 23 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.06 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 42.61 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 0.5504 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Portugal |
| 2020s | 42.58 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 42.54 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 0.0441 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 43.95 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 42.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Germany and Portugal?
- 1.31 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Germany ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 15th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.