Costa Rica vs Vietnam: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Costa Rica
18.8%
in 2025
Vietnam
19.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
78th
Vietnam rank
75th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 19.5% against 18.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 75th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 19.7% | 15.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 28.7% | 3.9% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 22.8% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Costa Rica or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 19.5% against 18.8% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 0.7%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vietnam?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Vietnam rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 75th 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.