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

Costa Rica
2,072 Persons
in 2023
New Zealand
2,890 Persons
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,890 Persons against 2,072 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 818 Persons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 36 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 967.18 Persons 1,565 Persons 597.85 Persons New Zealand
1990s 1,201 Persons 1,646 Persons 444.41 Persons New Zealand
2000s 1,686 Persons 2,032 Persons 345.82 Persons New Zealand
2010s 1,976 Persons 2,398 Persons 421.36 Persons New Zealand
2020s 2,025 Persons 2,812 Persons 786.14 Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2,890 Persons against 2,072 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
818 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 — total employment?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. 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 — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 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