Costa Rica vs Korea: Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap

Costa Rica
15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Korea
4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Korea rank
2nd

Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Korea
-1001020200620152025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea, a difference of 10.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 3.4 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Korea ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 2nd of 36 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Korea Difference Ahead
2010s 6.7 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 8.3 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 1.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage Korea
2020s 14.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 5.01 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 9.79 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, Costa Rica or Korea?
Costa Rica, at 15.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 4.58 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap between Costa Rica and Korea?
10.89 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Korea rank globally for wage gap by age — senior to prime-age wage gap?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Korea 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

Indicator
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 755 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

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.