Costa Rica vs France: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 19.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 19 Percentage of full-time employment in France, a difference of 0.27 Percentage of full-time employment.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was France ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and France ranks 24th of 32 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.29 Percentage of full-time employment | 21.33 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.04 Percentage of full-time employment | France |
| 2020s | 18.83 Percentage of full-time employment | 19.42 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.5907 Percentage of full-time employment | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at 19.27 Percentage of full-time employment against 19 Percentage of full-time employment in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.27 Percentage of full-time employment, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd and France ranks 24th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.