Costa Rica vs Honduras: Employment to population ratio
Costa Rica
53.71
in 2025
Honduras
53.77
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Honduras rank
124th
Employment to population ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 53.77 against 53.71 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Honduras ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Honduras ranks 124th of 186 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.56 | 63.49 | 8.93 | Honduras |
| 2000s | 56.6 | 59.18 | 2.57 | Honduras |
| 2010s | 56.7 | 59.37 | 2.67 | Honduras |
| 2020s | 52.85 | 53.77 | 0.9193 | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 53.77 against 53.71 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0.06, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Honduras ranks 124th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.