Costa Rica vs Latvia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Costa Rica
27.8%
in 2025
Latvia
25.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
77th
Latvia rank
79th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.8% against 25.1% in Latvia, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 79th of 115 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 21.6% | 28.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 23.5% | 12.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 25.5% | 9.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 27.8% against 25.1% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 2.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 79th of 115 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.