Spain vs Türkiye: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Spain
- Türkiye
How they compare
Spain currently reports 46.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 26.94 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Türkiye, a difference of 19.31 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.62 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 35.5 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10.12 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Spain |
| 1980s | 35.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 25.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10.01 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Spain |
| 1990s | 30.99 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 21.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 9.35 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Spain |
| 2000s | 29.83 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 33.82 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 3.98 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 33.14 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 40.17 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 7.03 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 43.77 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 34.36 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 9.41 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Spain or Türkiye?
- Spain, at 46.25 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 26.94 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Spain and Türkiye?
- 19.31 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Spain ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 7th 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.