Costa Rica vs Zambia: Informal employment in STEM occupations
Informal employment in STEM occupations over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17.44 against 16.57 in Zambia, a difference of 0.87.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 39 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.38 | 24.87 | 10.49 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 10.77 | 34.57 | 23.8 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment in stem occupations, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 17.44 against 16.57 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment in stem occupations between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.87, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for informal employment in stem occupations?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 27th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.