Costa Rica vs Thailand: Low pay rate
Low pay rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.64 against 8.13 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.51.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 74th of 84 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.22 | 16.08 | 1.14 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.78 | 12.3 | 1.52 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low pay rate, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.64 against 8.13 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in low pay rate between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 1.51, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for low pay rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Thailand ranks 74th 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.