Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Employment in industry, male (% of male employment)

Costa Rica
23.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom
23.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
116th
United Kingdom rank
113th

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.9% against 23.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and United Kingdom ranks 113th of 187 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 27.9% 39.4% 11.5% United Kingdom
2000s 25.5% 33.7% 8.2% United Kingdom
2010s 23.0% 28.5% 5.5% United Kingdom
2020s 23.7% 24.8% 1.1% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in industry, male (% of male employment), Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 23.9% against 23.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment in industry, male (% of male employment) between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
0.8%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and United Kingdom ranks 113th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry, 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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Indicator
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).