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
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
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.