Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 805.39 against 577.13 in Uruguay, a difference of 228.26.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 903.22 | 393.65 | 509.57 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 838.45 | 444.21 | 394.24 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13), Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 805.39 against 577.13 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 228.26, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for informal employment (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (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 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. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.