Latvia vs Luxembourg: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 45.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 38.06 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Latvia, a difference of 7.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 9th of 7 groups.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.06 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 46.2 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 21.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 30.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 45.16 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 15.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 38.8 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 44.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 5.87 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 36.07 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 44.29 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 8.23 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Latvia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 45.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 38.06 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Latvia and Luxembourg?
- 7.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Luxembourg?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Luxembourg rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Latvia ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 9th of 7 groups.
- 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.