Costa Rica vs Japan: Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings
Costa Rica
1.44 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Japan
1.48 Factor of decile 1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
30th
Japan rank
27th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.48 Factor of decile 1 against 1.44 Factor of decile 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 Factor of decile 1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 38 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.75 Factor of decile 1 | 1.58 Factor of decile 1 | 0.1635 Factor of decile 1 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.56 Factor of decile 1 | 1.5 Factor of decile 1 | 0.0517 Factor of decile 1 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.48 Factor of decile 1 against 1.44 Factor of decile 1 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.04 Factor of decile 1, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for decile ratios of gross earnings — interdecile ratio of gross earnings?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains three earnings-dispersion measures - ratio of 9th-to-1st, 9th-to-5th and 5th-to-1st - where 9th, 5th (median) and 1st deciles are upper-earnings decile limits, unless otherwise indicated, of gross earnings of full-time dependent employees.