Mexico vs New Zealand: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Mexico
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 61.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 54.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in New Zealand, a difference of 6.58 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.03 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 60.87 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 9.16 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Mexico |
| 1970s | 77.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 54.48 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 23.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Mexico |
| 1980s | 67.72 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 40.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 26.81 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Mexico |
| 1990s | 40.22 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 45.19 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 4.98 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 29.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 47.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 17.65 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.01 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 51.5 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 21.49 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 52.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 56.12 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 3.96 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Mexico or New Zealand?
- Mexico, at 61.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 54.56 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Mexico and New Zealand?
- 6.58 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Mexico ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 4th 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.