Costa Rica vs Sweden: Part time employment, female

Costa Rica
26.5%
in 2025
Sweden
29.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
56th
Sweden rank
55th

Part time employment, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
0204060199520102025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 29.1% against 26.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 49.7% 37.8% 12.0% Costa Rica
2010s 33.9% 37.6% 3.7% Sweden
2020s 32.2% 31.0% 1.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, female, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 29.1% against 26.5% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, female between Costa Rica and Sweden?
2.6%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, female?
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 55th 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

Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.