Costa Rica vs Poland: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Poland, a difference of 21.65 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Poland's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Poland ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.86 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 40.44 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 21.43 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 69.02 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 45 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 24.02 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, Costa Rica or Poland?
- Costa Rica, at 68.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 47.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 21.65 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Poland ranks 2nd 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.