Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
0.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
136th
Uruguay rank
133rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 133rd 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 | 4.0% | 1.1% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay 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, male (% of male employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.