Americas vs Costa Rica: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person over time
- Americas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 42.02 against 37.83 in Americas, a difference of 4.19.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Americas's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 87 groups.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.93 | 44.09 | 5.16 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.27 | 41.78 | 3.51 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37.57 | 40.9 | 3.33 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average weekly hours actually worked per employed person, Americas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 42.02 against 37.83 in Americas as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Americas and Costa Rica?
- 4.19, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Americas and Costa Rica rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Americas ranks 58th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.