Argentina vs Chile: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local)

Argentina
3,924 cur lcu
in 2024
Chile
5,909 cur lcu
in 2024
Argentina rank
12th
Chile rank
9th

Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) over time

  • Argentina
  • Chile
02.0k4.0k6.0k200020122024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 5,909 cur lcu against 3,924 cur lcu in Argentina, a difference of 1,985 cur lcu.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 12th and Chile ranks 9th of 70 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Chile Difference Ahead
2000s 6.75 cur lcu 1,541 cur lcu 1,535 cur lcu Chile
2010s 49.62 cur lcu 2,843 cur lcu 2,793 cur lcu Chile
2020s 1,274 cur lcu 4,872 cur lcu 3,598 cur lcu Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation, Argentina or Chile?
Chile, at 5,909 cur lcu against 3,924 cur lcu in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation between Argentina and Chile?
1,985 cur lcu, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
Argentina ranks 12th and Chile ranks 9th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency)
Unit
cur lcu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
71 places, 939 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed