New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita

New Zealand
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0008 units per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
84th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
0000.0010.001199620102024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 170 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0006 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0007 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0001 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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

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.