Costa Rica vs Zambia: Part time employment, total
Costa Rica
18.4%
in 2025
Zambia
18.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Zambia rank
64th
Part time employment, total over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.4% against 18.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 17.3% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 16.7% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 18.4% against 18.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 64th 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.