Chile vs Costa Rica: Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,183 Hours per year per person against 1,912 Hours per year per person in Chile, a difference of 271 Hours per year per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 36 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,411 Hours per year per person | 2,340 Hours per year per person | 71 Hours per year per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 2,349 Hours per year per person | 2,353 Hours per year per person | 3.6 Hours per year per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,184 Hours per year per person | 2,361 Hours per year per person | 176.5 Hours per year per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,004 Hours per year per person | 2,174 Hours per year per person | 169.35 Hours per year per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,916 Hours per year per person | 2,106 Hours per year per person | 189.82 Hours per year per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2,183 Hours per year per person against 1,912 Hours per year per person in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 271 Hours per year per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked?
- Chile ranks 5th and Costa Rica ranks 4th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.