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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

Last updated on: July 2, 2013 08:27 IST

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It took around 10 days for the average Italian worker to make the $957 that his firm's chief executive made in an hour in 2012, according to calculations by The Economist, it says.

Combining private-sector pay figures from the Federation of European Employers, a trade group, with data on the average hours worked per week (only data for the whole economy were available) gives the approximate number of days needed for employees to match their bosses' hourly stipends, according to The Economist.

Let's see how many days it takes a worker to earn what a CEO earns in an hour.

Source: The Economist

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Romania

Hourly wage of a CEO: $305

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 12 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 29 days

Global rank in wage differences: 1

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Ukraine

Hourly wage of a CEO: $187

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 11 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 27 days

Global rank in wage differences: 2

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Russia

Hourly wage of a CEO: $264

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 11 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 23 days

Global rank in wage differences: 3

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Spain

Hourly wage of a CEO: $792

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 8 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 21 days

Global rank in wage differences: 4

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Hungary

Hourly wage of a CEO: $264

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 8 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 14 days

Global rank in wage differences: 5

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Italy

Hourly wage of a CEO: $957

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 9 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 14 days

Global rank in wage differences: 6

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Poland

Hourly wage of a CEO: $262

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 8 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 13 days

Global rank in wage differences: 7

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Bulgaria

Hourly wage of a CEO: $132

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 8 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 12 days

Global rank in wage differences: 8

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Portugal

Hourly wage of a CEO: $307

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 8 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 11 days

Global rank in wage differences: 9

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Turkey

Hourly wage of a CEO: $215

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 6 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 8 days

Global rank in wage differences: 10

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Greece

Hourly wage of a CEO: $275

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 5 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 7 days

Global rank in wage differences: 11

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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The United Kingdom

Hourly wage of a CEO: $616

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 4 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 8 days

Global rank in wage differences: 12

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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Sweden

Hourly wage of a CEO: $709

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 4 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 7 days

Global rank in wage differences: 13

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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France

Hourly wage of a CEO: $551

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 3 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 7 days

Global rank in wage differences: 14

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How many days it takes to earn what a CEO gets in an hour?

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The Netherlands

Hourly wage of a CEO: $491

Days it would take a median wage-earner: 2 days

Days it would take a lowest wage-earner: 6 days

Global rank in wage differences: 15

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