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These Are The Countries Where $1,000 Takes The Longest To Earn
These Are The Countries Where $1,000 Takes The Longest To Earn
How long would you need to work to earn $1,000? In Colombia, the answer is roughly 86 hours. In Luxembourg and Iceland, it’s just 16.
Using data from the OECD on average annual wages and Our World in Data’s figures for annual working hours, Visual Capitalist's Srijaa Chatterjee created this visualization ranking countries by how long it takes the average worker to earn $1,000.
The figures are expressed in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted dollars, which account for differences in local price levels and make incomes...
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