Canada vs France: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in France, a difference of 220 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 9th of 26 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,023 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,146 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,877 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Canada |
| 1970s | 19,025 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 13,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 5,695 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Canada |
| 1980s | 15,926 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 18,251 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,325 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 1990s | 16,779 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 20,430 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2000s | 17,130 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 21,599 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 4,469 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2010s | 21,005 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 23,687 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,682 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
| 2020s | 24,167 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 24,200 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 32.5 US dollars, exchange rate converted | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Canada and France?
- 220 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 9th 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.