Costa Rica vs Denmark: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment against 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.88 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 29th of 37 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.07 Percentage of full-time employment | 6.63 Percentage of full-time employment | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.96 Percentage of full-time employment | 9.71 Percentage of full-time employment | 0.2413 Percentage of full-time employment | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 9.72 Percentage of full-time employment against 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.88 Percentage of full-time employment, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Denmark ranks 29th 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.