Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 51.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 40.63 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Netherlands, a difference of 10.48 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 7 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 36.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 7.09 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 39.9 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 41.33 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 1.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 39.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 49.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 9.82 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 51.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 40.63 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 10.48 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 5th 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.