Malta vs Portugal: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Malta, a difference of 731 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 26 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,515 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,179 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,336 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2000s | 11,799 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 8,675 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,124 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2010s | 12,252 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,132 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 2,121 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Malta |
| 2020s | 12,439 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 12,705 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 265.3 US dollars, exchange rate converted | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 13,032 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Malta and Portugal?
- 731 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Malta ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.