Costa Rica vs Zambia: Informal employment rate in STEM occupations
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 11.59 against 9.38 in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.21.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 28th 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 | 10.42 | 22.35 | 11.93 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 23.84 | 17.01 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher informal employment rate in stem occupations, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 11.59 against 9.38 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in informal employment rate in stem occupations between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 2.21, 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 rate in stem occupations?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 28th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Informal employment rate 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.