Costa Rica vs Italy: Female share of low pay earners

Costa Rica
52.29
in 2025
Italy
53.43
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
27th
Italy rank
24th

Female share of low pay earners over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
0204060200820162025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 53.43 against 52.29 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.14.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 70 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
2010s 43.22 52.4 9.19 Italy
2020s 45.66 53.43 7.78 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of low pay earners, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 53.43 against 52.29 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in female share of low pay earners between Costa Rica and Italy?
1.14, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for female share of low pay earners?
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Female share of low pay earners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female share of low pay earners
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
70 places, 997 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.