Costa Rica vs Maldives: Employers, total (% of total employment)
Employers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Maldives ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Maldives ranks 106th of 187 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 5.2% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 5.2% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Costa Rica or Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Maldives ranks 106th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total 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
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).