Brazil vs Costa Rica: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.06 Percentage of full-time employment in Brazil, a difference of 1.78 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 37 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.75 Percentage of full-time employment | 13.81 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.0607 Percentage of full-time employment | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.92 Percentage of full-time employment | 10.84 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.078 Percentage of full-time employment | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 7.06 Percentage of full-time employment in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 1.78 Percentage of full-time employment, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of low and high pay — Low 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.