South Korea vs Viet Nam: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local)
South Korea
24,931 cur lcu
in 2022
Viet Nam
44,856 cur lcu
in 2024
South Korea rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
1st
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) over time
- South Korea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 44,856 cur lcu against 24,931 cur lcu in South Korea, a difference of 19,925 cur lcu.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.8 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 70 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,463 cur lcu | 11,466 cur lcu | 2,997 cur lcu | South Korea |
| 2010s | 19,114 cur lcu | 26,129 cur lcu | 7,015 cur lcu | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 22,785 cur lcu | 38,612 cur lcu | 15,827 cur lcu | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation, South Korea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 44,856 cur lcu against 24,931 cur lcu in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation between South Korea and Viet Nam?
- 19,925 cur lcu, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Viet Nam?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- South Korea ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 1st 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.