Costa Rica vs South Africa: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education

Costa Rica
2.43
in 2016
South Africa
2.7
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
5th
South Africa rank
4th

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
0123198920042020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.7 against 2.43 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 28 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.64 2.6 0.9626 South Africa
2010s 2.27 2.14 0.1265 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.7 against 2.43 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.27, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 378 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed