Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?

Costa Rica, at 52.4% against 52.3% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Costa Rica

52.4%

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

52.3%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

129th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

130th

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 52.4% against 52.3% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.6%	49.2%	5.4%	Costa Rica
2000s	57.8%	58.1%	0.3%	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	56.9%	58.1%	1.2%	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	52.7%	52.5%	0.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?: Costa Rica, at 52.4% against 52.3% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Costa Rica ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 130th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.