What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between China and United States?

0 units per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs United States: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita

China

0 units per person

in 2024

United States

0 units per person

in 2025

China rank

170th

United States rank

167th

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita over time

China
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0 units per person against 0 units per person in China, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times China's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

China ranks 170th and United States ranks 167th of 170 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2000s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2010s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2020s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita, China or United States?: United States, at 0 units per person against 0 units per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between China and United States?: 0 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do China and United States rank globally for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?: China ranks 170th and United States ranks 167th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 3,872 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.