Belgium vs Costa Rica: Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Belgium
52.49
in 2025
Costa Rica
52.39
in 2025
Belgium rank
61st
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 52.49 against 52.39 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 78 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.84 | 56.8 | 7.96 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 49.64 | 56.7 | 7.06 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 51.72 | 52.63 | 0.9062 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13), Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 52.49 against 52.39 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.1, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for employment-to-population ratio (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Belgium ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The employment-to-population ratio is the number of persons who are employed as a percent of the total of working-age population. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.