Costa Rica vs France: Part time employment, total
Costa Rica
18.4%
in 2025
France
17.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
62nd
France rank
65th
Part time employment, total over time
- Costa Rica
- France
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 17.6% in France, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and France ranks 65th 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 | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 17.9% | 17.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 19.8% | 3.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 17.9% | 5.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Costa Rica or France?
- Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 17.6% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Costa Rica and France?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and France rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and France ranks 65th 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, total (% of total 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.