Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2,179 hours per worker
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Turkmenistan rank
32nd
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2,179 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Costa Rica, a difference of 2 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,374 hours per worker | 2,150 hours per worker | 223.91 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 2,168 hours per worker | 14.17 hours per worker | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,086 hours per worker | 2,166 hours per worker | 80.62 hours per worker | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2,179 hours per worker against 2,177 hours per worker in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 2 hours per worker, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Turkmenistan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Turkmenistan rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.