Almost 60 years ago, the US had the highest minimum wage in the world. Now, well, it's a different story.

Using data from OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics, Andrew Bridger has put together a video that visualizes the countries with the highest minimum wages around the world from 1960 to 2018.

In 1960, the US had the highest minimum wage of $8.29 per hour, with New Zealand claiming second at $6.91. As the overall minimum wage has steadily risen over the decades, the country with the highest minimum wage has also changed constantly. In the '70s and '80s, the Netherlands had the highest minimum wage in the world, until it was surpassed by Belgium in the '90s.

Currently, the federal minimum wage in the US is $7.25 per hour, lagging behind countries such as Australia, Luxembourg and France.​ But last week, the House passed a historic bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, a threshold that has not been raised since 2009.

[Andrew Bridger]