Costa Rica vs Honduras: Employment rate
Costa Rica
53.7%
in 2025
Honduras
53.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Honduras rank
124th
Employment rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 53.8% against 53.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 54.6% | 63.5% | 8.9% | Honduras |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 59.2% | 2.6% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 59.4% | 2.7% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 53.8% | 0.9% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment rate, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 53.8% against 53.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment rate between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 0.1%, 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 rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Honduras ranks 124th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.