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