Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
2,177 hours per worker
in 2023
Vietnam
2,160 hours per worker
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
34th
Vietnam rank
37th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,177 hours per worker against 2,160 hours per worker in Vietnam, a difference of 17 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Vietnam ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 37th of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,345 hours per worker | 2,407 hours per worker | 61.46 hours per worker | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2,359 hours per worker | 2,401 hours per worker | 41.9 hours per worker | Vietnam |
| 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 | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Costa Rica, at 2,177 hours per worker against 2,160 hours per worker in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 17 hours per worker, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 37th 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.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.