Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
Viet Nam
2,160 hours per worker
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Viet Nam rank
37th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,177 hours per worker against 2,160 hours per worker in Viet Nam, a difference of 17 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,345 hours per worker | 2,407 hours per worker | 61.46 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 2,359 hours per worker | 2,401 hours per worker | 41.9 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 2,366 hours per worker | 2,299 hours per worker | 67.29 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 46.86 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,086 hours per worker | 2,107 hours per worker | 21.54 hours per worker | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Viet Nam?
- Costa Rica, at 2,177 hours per worker against 2,160 hours per worker in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 17 hours per worker, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 37th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.