Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Average hourly earnings of employees

Costa Rica

9.73 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2024

Malaysia

10.18 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

25th

Malaysia rank

23rd

Average hourly earnings of employees over time

Costa Rica
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.18 international-$ in 2021 prices against 9.73 international-$ in 2021 prices in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.445 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 64 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Average hourly earnings of employees
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 64 places, 923 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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