Costa Rica vs World excluding India and China: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person over time
- Costa Rica
- World excluding India and China
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 42.02 against 38.55 in World excluding India and China, a difference of 3.47.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times World excluding India and China's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and World excluding India and China ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | World excluding India and China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.09 | 39.25 | 4.84 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 41.78 | 38.8 | 2.98 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 40.9 | 38.21 | 2.69 | 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, Costa Rica or World excluding India and China?
- Costa Rica, at 42.02 against 38.55 in World excluding India and China as of 2027.
- What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Costa Rica and World excluding India and China?
- 3.47, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World excluding India and China?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Costa Rica and World excluding India and China rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and World excluding India and China ranks 54th of 188 countries.
- 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.