Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person

Costa Rica
42.88
in 2025
Sri Lanka
43.02
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
20th

Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
01020304050201020172025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 43.02 against 42.88 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 101 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 43.29 43.84 0.5478 Sri Lanka
2020s 41.65 42.2 0.544 Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 43.02 against 42.88 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in average weekly hours actually worked per employed person between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.14, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
101 places, 1,829 data points, 1991–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Data on hours of work are presented, whenever possible, on the basis of the average number of hours of work per week, and with reference to hours worked in the main (paid) job regardless of working time arrangements (e.g. full-time and part-time). Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.