Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Costa Rica
1.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
1.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
121st
Uruguay rank
123rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 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 Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd 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.