Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP

Costa Rica
0.0413
in 2016
Uruguay
0.0467
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
29th
Uruguay rank
26th

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00.010.020.030.040.05199020042019

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0467 against 0.0413 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0054.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 72 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0372 0.0416 0.0044 Uruguay
2000s 0.0373 0.0323 0.005 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0408 0.0435 0.0027 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0467 against 0.0413 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.0054, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
72 places, 952 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed