Costa Rica vs Zambia: Informal employment, male
Informal employment, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 53.9% against 34.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 45 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 | 32.7% | 59.0% | 26.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 61.0% | 27.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment, male, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 53.9% against 34.6% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in informal employment, male between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 19.3%, with Zambia 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, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 7th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Informal employment, male (% of total male non-agricultural employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).