Australia vs Netherlands: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Australia, a difference of 1,409 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 1st of 26 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24,520 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 31,065 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6,545 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 25,313 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 29,357 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,043 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 27,106 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 29,625 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,519 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 28,822 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 29,926 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 1,104 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 30,574 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,690 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 116.02 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Australia and Netherlands?
- 1,409 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Australia ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 1st of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.