Costa Rica vs Kenya: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.042 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.038 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
Kenya rank
82nd

Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.042 units per square kilometre against 0.038 units per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 82nd of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.025 units per square kilometre 0.0173 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0337 units per square kilometre 0.0244 units per square kilometre 0.0093 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.041 units per square kilometre 0.0332 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0416 units per square kilometre 0.0363 units per square kilometre 0.0053 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Kenya?
Costa Rica, at 0.042 units per square kilometre against 0.038 units per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.004 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 79th and Kenya ranks 82nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,114 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.