Costa Rica vs United States: Part time employment, male
Costa Rica
13.2%
in 2025
United States
12.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
61st
United States rank
63rd
Part time employment, male over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.2% against 12.5% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd 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 | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 11.0% | 16.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 12.6% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 11.9% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 13.2% against 12.5% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and United States ranks 63rd 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, male (% of total male 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.