Labor > Working time to buy > Beef: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of beef. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Japan | 137 minutes | 2002 | |
2 | Switzerland | 102 minutes | 2002 | |
=3 | Belgium | 82 minutes | 2002 | |
=3 | France | 82 minutes | 2002 | |
5 | Denmark | 78 minutes | 2002 | |
6 | Ireland | 77 minutes | 2002 | |
7 | Italy | 76 minutes | 2002 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 67.86 minutes | 2002 | ||
=8 | Austria | 61 minutes | 2002 | |
=8 | Norway | 61 minutes | 2002 | |
10 | United Kingdom | 52 minutes | 2002 | |
11 | United States | 50 minutes | 2002 | |
12 | Canada | 48 minutes | 2002 | |
13 | New Zealand | 45 minutes | 2002 | |
14 | Finland | 41 minutes | 2002 | |
=15 | Germany | 30 minutes | 2002 | |
=15 | Australia | 30 minutes | 2002 |