Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
1.83 % change on previous year
in 2024
Luxembourg
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Luxembourg rank
90th
Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2.48 % change on previous year against 1.83 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.65 % change on previous year.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Luxembourg ranks 90th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.25 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 13.47 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.9364 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.05 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2.48 % change on previous year against 1.83 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2026.
- What is the difference in monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.65 % change on previous year, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Luxembourg ranks 90th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Monthly minimum wage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.