Costa Rica vs Thailand: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Costa Rica
18.8%
in 2025
Thailand
18.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
78th
Thailand rank
81st
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.8% against 18.0% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st 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 | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 8.7% | 26.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 18.2% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 20.0% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Costa Rica, at 18.8% against 18.0% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st 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, 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.