Costa Rica vs Italy: Part time employment, female
Costa Rica
26.5%
in 2025
Italy
30.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Italy rank
53rd
Part time employment, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 30.0% against 26.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 23.4% | 26.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 31.6% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Costa Rica or Italy?
- Italy, at 30.0% against 26.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 3.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.