Costa Rica vs Iceland: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 8,573 against 2,705 in Costa Rica, a difference of 5,868.
That makes Iceland's figure about 3.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 8,573 against 2,705 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 5,868, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 4th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.