Costa Rica vs Iceland: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local)
Costa Rica
3,193 cur lcu
in 2024
Iceland
4,230 cur lcu
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
14th
Iceland rank
11th
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4,230 cur lcu against 3,193 cur lcu in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,037 cur lcu.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 11th of 70 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,786 cur lcu | 3,108 cur lcu | 321.44 cur lcu | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3,309 cur lcu | 4,105 cur lcu | 796.14 cur lcu | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 4,230 cur lcu against 3,193 cur lcu in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 1,037 cur lcu, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Iceland ranks 11th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.