Brazil vs Costa Rica: Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment
Brazil
37.23
in 2025
Costa Rica
37.38
in 2025
Brazil rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
40th
Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37.38 against 37.23 in Brazil, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 82 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.99 | 37.59 | 3.4 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.48 | 37.98 | 0.4933 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male vs female informal employment as share of total employment, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 37.38 against 37.23 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in male vs female informal employment as share of total employment between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.15, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for male vs female informal employment as share of total employment?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Male vs female informal employment as share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.