South Africa
Wage comparisons for South Africa with all 199 other countries. Sorted by wage gap.
South Africa minimum wage: $1.86/hr (USD equivalent)
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| Country | Min Wage (USD) | vs South Africa |
|---|---|---|
 San Marino | $1863.28 | +100082% |
 Mauritania | $750.00 | +40225% |
 Palestine | $667.73 | +35802% |
 Mexico | $553.10 | +29638% |
 Turkmenistan | $331.43 | +17720% |
 Thailand | $319.46 | +17076% |
 Philippines | $292.62 | +15633% |
 Equatorial Guinea | $231.66 | +12356% |
 Djibouti | $196.94 | +10489% |
 Republic of the Congo | $161.58 | +8588% |
 Eswatini | $156.15 | +8296% |
 Liberia | $156.00 | +8288% |
 Haiti | $128.76 | +6823% |
 Lesotho | $124.92 | +6617% |
 Timor-Leste | $115.00 | +6083% |
 Chad | $107.72 | +5692% |
 Bangladesh | $103.73 | +5477% |
 Libya | $92.59 | +4878% |
 Yemen | $88.07 | +4635% |
 Afghanistan | $87.05 | +4581% |
 Central African Republic | $62.84 | +3279% |
 Suriname | $59.02 | +3073% |
 Tajikistan | $54.95 | +2854% |
 Niger | $53.94 | +2800% |
 Guinea | $51.04 | +2644% |
 Sudan | $49.59 | +2566% |
 India | $48.17 | +2490% |
 Eritrea | $40.00 | +2051% |
 Bhutan | $35.75 | +1822% |
 Guinea-Bissau | $34.17 | +1737% |
 Sierra Leone | $25.97 | +1297% |
 Luxembourg | $18.20 | +879% |
 Australia | $17.90 | +862% |
 Gambia | $17.53 | +843% |
 Jersey | $17.50 | +841% |
 Netherlands | $17.13 | +821% |
 Bermuda | $17.13 | +821% |
 United Kingdom | $17.11 | +820% |
 Guernsey | $16.97 | +812% |
 Isle of Man | $16.49 | +787% |
 Ireland | $16.48 | +786% |
 Syria | $16.46 | +785% |
 Germany | $16.19 | +770% |
 Belgium | $15.49 | +733% |
 France | $14.00 | +653% |
 New Zealand | $13.99 | +652% |
 Monaco | $13.83 | +644% |
 Canada | $13.09 | +604% |
 Gibraltar | $12.80 | +588% |
 Israel | $12.57 | +576% |
 Cayman Islands | $10.50 | +465% |
 Slovenia | $9.96 | +435% |
 Andorra | $9.72 | +423% |
 Spain | $9.27 | +398% |
 Poland | $8.64 | +364% |
 British Virgin Islands | $8.50 | +357% |
 Lithuania | $8.21 | +341% |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | $8.00 | +330% |
 Cyprus | $7.31 | +293% |
 United States | $7.25 | +290% |
 Croatia | $7.06 | +279% |
 New Caledonia | $7.04 | +279% |
 Japan | $7.03 | +278% |
 South Korea | $6.84 | +268% |
 Malta | $6.68 | +259% |
 Estonia | $6.60 | +255% |
 Curaçao | $6.55 | +252% |
 Bahamas | $6.50 | +249% |
 Aruba | $6.47 | +248% |
 Czech Republic | $6.45 | +247% |
 French Polynesia | $6.42 | +245% |
 Portugal | $6.18 | +232% |
 Greece | $6.18 | +232% |
 Saudi Arabia | $6.15 | +231% |
 Hungary | $6.11 | +229% |
 Slovakia | $6.13 | +229% |
 Taiwan | $6.11 | +228% |
 Sint Maarten | $6.11 | +228% |
 Romania | $5.40 | +190% |
 Hong Kong | $5.37 | +189% |
 Barbados | $5.36 | +188% |
 Latvia | $5.24 | +182% |
 Oman | $4.88 | +163% |
 Bahrain | $4.60 | +147% |
 Montenegro | $4.51 | +142% |
 Bulgaria | $4.40 | +136% |
 Macau | $4.34 | +133% |
 North Macedonia | $3.95 | +113% |
 China | $3.70 | +99% |
 Rwanda | $0.01 | -99% |
 Venezuela | $0.02 | -99% |
 Cuba | $0.03 | -98% |
 Georgia | $0.04 | -98% |
 Ethiopia | $0.06 | -97% |
 Turkey | $3.59 | +93% |
 Malawi | $0.14 | -93% |
 Ghana | $0.18 | -90% |
 Angola | $0.18 | -90% |
 Uganda | $0.21 | -89% |
 Albania | $3.51 | +89% |
 Kyrgyzstan | $0.20 | -89% |
 Nigeria | $0.26 | -86% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $3.46 | +86% |
 Madagascar | $0.27 | -85% |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $0.31 | -83% |
 Zambia | $0.33 | -82% |
 Mali | $0.35 | -81% |
 Tanzania | $0.38 | -80% |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $3.33 | +79% |
 Sri Lanka | $0.45 | -76% |
 Chile | $3.26 | +75% |
 Cameroon | $0.46 | -75% |
 Myanmar | $0.46 | -75% |
 Burkina Faso | $0.47 | -75% |
 Laos | $0.48 | -74% |
 Benin | $0.54 | -71% |
 Togo | $0.54 | -71% |
 Uzbekistan | $0.56 | -70% |
 Egypt | $0.57 | -69% |
 Pakistan | $0.57 | -69% |
 Kenya | $0.61 | -67% |
 Mozambique | $0.60 | -67% |
 Botswana | $0.67 | -64% |
 Costa Rica | $3.04 | +63% |
 Trinidad and Tobago | $3.03 | +63% |
 Antigua and Barbuda | $3.04 | +63% |
 Tunisia | $0.74 | -60% |
 Ivory Coast | $0.78 | -58% |
 Senegal | $0.78 | -58% |
 Seychelles | $2.94 | +58% |
 Nepal | $0.83 | -56% |
 Cambodia | $0.88 | -53% |
 Zimbabwe | $0.87 | -53% |
 Papua New Guinea | $0.93 | -50% |
 Vietnam | $1.00 | -46% |
 Algeria | $1.02 | -45% |
 Iran | $1.02 | -45% |
 Kazakhstan | $1.05 | -43% |
 Armenia | $1.14 | -39% |
 Namibia | $1.13 | -39% |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2.59 | +39% |
 Ukraine | $1.15 | -38% |
 Serbia | $2.52 | +36% |
 Belize | $2.50 | +34% |
 Maldives | $2.49 | +34% |
 Kuwait | $1.27 | -32% |
 Mongolia | $1.31 | -30% |
 Grenada | $2.41 | +29% |
 Jordan | $2.36 | +27% |
 Azerbaijan | $1.35 | -27% |
 Iraq | $1.40 | -25% |
 Burundi | $1.40 | -25% |
 Qatar | $1.43 | -23% |
 Brazil | $1.47 | -21% |
 Fiji | $2.25 | +21% |
 Dominican Republic | $1.50 | -19% |
 Nicaragua | $1.51 | -19% |
 Malaysia | $2.20 | +18% |
 South Sudan | $1.52 | -18% |
 Gabon | $1.55 | -16% |
 Uruguay | $2.15 | +15% |
 Belarus | $1.59 | -15% |
 El Salvador | $2.13 | +15% |
 Peru | $1.60 | -14% |
 Mauritius | $2.13 | +14% |
 Russia | $1.61 | -13% |
 Argentina | $1.64 | -12% |
 Jamaica | $2.07 | +11% |
 Brunei | $2.06 | +11% |
 Guyana | $1.66 | -11% |
 Panama | $1.69 | -9% |
 Saint Lucia | $1.69 | -9% |
 Guatemala | $2.00 | +8% |
 Colombia | $1.77 | -5% |
 Ecuador | $1.96 | +5% |
 Paraguay | $1.94 | +4% |
 Honduras | $1.92 | +3% |
 Lebanon | $1.81 | -3% |
 Moldova | $1.90 | +2% |
 Kosovo | $1.83 | -2% |
 Morocco | $1.83 | -1% |
 Bolivia | $1.88 | +1% |
 Indonesia | $1.85 | Equal |
 Dominica | $1.85 | Equal |
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