Portugal vs United States of America: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages over time
- Portugal
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Portugal, a difference of 1,317 US dollars, exchange rate converted.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 12th of 26 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,741 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,474 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 19,734 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6,844 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 21,549 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 14,705 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 1990s | 7,938 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 19,816 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 11,878 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 2000s | 8,675 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 18,877 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,201 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 2010s | 10,132 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 20,534 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10,402 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
| 2020s | 12,705 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 16,636 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 3,931 US dollars, exchange rate converted | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages, Portugal or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted against 13,763 US dollars, exchange rate converted in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages between Portugal and United States of America?
- 1,317 US dollars, exchange rate converted, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Portugal ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 12th 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.