Costa Rica vs Italy: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Costa Rica
1.4%
in 2025
Italy
1.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
121st
Italy rank
122nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Italy ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Costa Rica or Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Italy ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.