Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
0.0336 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.1852 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
18th

Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1852 % change on previous year against 0.0336 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1516 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.5 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -1.16 % change on previous year -0.6607 % change on previous year 0.5028 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -4.27 % change on previous year -1.45 % change on previous year 2.83 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.53 % change on previous year 2.66 % change on previous year 0.8708 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s -2.95 % change on previous year 2.97 % change on previous year 5.92 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.1852 % change on previous year against 0.0336 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.1516 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 5,948 data points, 1992–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Employment in agri vs urban pop. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.