Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed

Costa Rica
488.6 Persons
in 2023
New Zealand
538.1 Persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
25th
New Zealand rank
23rd

Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0200400600198620052024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 538.1 Persons against 488.6 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 49.5 Persons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was New Zealand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 36 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 250.84 Persons 298.6 Persons 47.76 Persons New Zealand
1990s 317.37 Persons 342.56 Persons 25.19 Persons New Zealand
2000s 465.21 Persons 373.9 Persons 91.31 Persons Costa Rica
2010s 447.46 Persons 408.99 Persons 38.47 Persons Costa Rica
2020s 511.1 Persons 549.35 Persons 38.25 Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — self employed, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 538.1 Persons against 488.6 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — self employed between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
49.5 Persons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — self employed?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,669 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org