Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.13 against 4.99 in New Zealand, a difference of 3.14.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 84 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1 | 0 | 22.1 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 20.99 | 12.99 | 8 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 17.14 | 11.88 | 5.26 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.78 | 4.06 | 6.72 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 8.13 against 4.99 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 3.14, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for low pay rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and New Zealand ranks 79th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Low pay rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.