Costa Rica vs Spain: Labour force participation rate
Labour force participation rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 55.13 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.04 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Spain ranks 26th of 33 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.91 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 58.79 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 2.13 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 57.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 57.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 0.1636 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 55.13 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 3.04 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for labour force participation rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th and Spain ranks 26th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.