What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between Laos and New Caledonia?

0.3632 units per person, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Caledonia?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 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.

Laos vs New Caledonia: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita

Laos

0.2059 units per person

in 2024

New Caledonia

0.5691 units per person

in 2024

Laos rank

6th

New Caledonia rank

4th

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

Laos
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.5691 units per person against 0.2059 units per person in Laos, a difference of 0.3632 units per person.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.8 times Laos's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 6th and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 170 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0558 units per person	0.4877 units per person	0.432 units per person	New Caledonia
2010s	0.109 units per person	0.5411 units per person	0.4321 units per person	New Caledonia
2020s	0.1741 units per person	0.5606 units per person	0.3865 units per person	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita, Laos or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 0.5691 units per person against 0.2059 units per person in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between Laos and New Caledonia?: 0.3632 units per person, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and New Caledonia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Laos and New Caledonia rank globally for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?: Laos ranks 6th and New Caledonia ranks 4th 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.