Botswana vs Costa Rica: Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 805.39 against 549.55 in Botswana, a difference of 255.84.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 47 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 511.11 | 945.92 | 434.81 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 533.47 | 845.06 | 311.59 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19), Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 805.39 against 549.55 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 255.84, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for informal employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Botswana ranks 19th and Costa Rica ranks 16th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.