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Data Starter: Minimum wages in Europe, 2025

Elizabeth Veal

20th June 2025

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How different are the minimum wages across Europe?

Using this Visual capitalist map, answer the following questions:

  1. Calculate the difference between the lowest and highest minimum wages on offer across the European countries shown in 2025.
  2. Compare the average minimum wage for Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg with the average minimum wage for Spain, Portugal and Greece in 2025.

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Elizabeth Veal

Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.