Colombia vs Costa Rica: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Colombia, a difference of 10.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 23 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.24 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 61.86 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 7.62 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 56.84 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 69.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 12.18 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 58.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 10.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.