Costa Rica vs Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway, a difference of 2.11 Percentage of full-time employment.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th 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 | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.39 Percentage of full-time employment | 5.94 Percentage of full-time employment | 8.45 Percentage of full-time employment | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.51 Percentage of full-time employment | 7.03 Percentage of full-time employment | 3.48 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 Norway?
- Costa Rica, at 8.84 Percentage of full-time employment against 6.73 Percentage of full-time employment in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 2.11 Percentage of full-time employment, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th 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.