What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?

0.1045 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita

Costa Rica

0.0699 units per person

in 2024

Vanuatu

0.1744 units per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

10th

Vanuatu rank

8th

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.1744 units per person against 0.0699 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1045 units per person.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.5 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and Vanuatu ranks 8th of 170 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0305 units per person	0.0868 units per person	0.0562 units per person	Vanuatu
2010s	0.0505 units per person	0.114 units per person	0.0635 units per person	Vanuatu
2020s	0.0657 units per person	0.1454 units per person	0.0797 units per person	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita, Costa Rica or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.1744 units per person against 0.0699 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?: 0.1045 units per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 10th and Vanuatu ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 3,872 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.