Costa Rica vs Sweden: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 334.55 Persons against 315.05 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.5 Persons.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 574.72 Persons | 219.86 Persons | 354.87 Persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 417.87 Persons | 333.46 Persons | 84.4 Persons | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 334.55 Persons against 315.05 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 19.5 Persons, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.