Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Hourly earnings male vs female

Costa Rica
9.49
in 2024
Malaysia
10.18
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
26th
Malaysia rank
23rd

Hourly earnings male vs female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
24681012199020072024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.18 against 9.49 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.69.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 7.38 7.96 0.5794 Malaysia
2020s 11.55 10.18 1.37 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hourly earnings male vs female, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 10.18 against 9.49 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in hourly earnings male vs female between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.69, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for hourly earnings male vs female?
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hourly earnings male vs female
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
64 places, 928 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed