Chile vs Costa Rica: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Chile, a difference of 5.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.62 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 6.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 4.87 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 9.17 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 14.67 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | 5.5 Percentage of prime-age employees wage | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 5.34 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
- Chile ranks 3rd and Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap. 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 age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.