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I have to admit, I'm somewhat confounded by the choice of countries here. I guess it's minor bragging rights for Poland? The US federal rate is 21st in the world, from what I can look up (presumably before Poland slipped in there, so... 22nd, I guess?), and the average minimum wage is 10th (and still higher than Poland's, incidentally).
I don't know that "random country in the middle of the pack loses/gains one more position" seems super newsworthy.
It's gaining over a very rich country. True, that rich country should do better, but still, it's something to be proud of to be able to do better than such a rich country.