Ratio of national minimum wage to average wage, Kaitz Index (%)
Table A2: Ratio of national minimum wage to average wage, Kaitz Index (%)
Notes: The Kaitz Index presented in the table represents the share of the national minimum wage relative to the average wage in each country (values from 0 % to 100 %). Figures used in the national context are likely to differ from those presented here. The sample includes only full-time workers.
Source: OECD
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