Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2,472 Persons against 1,910 Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 562 Persons.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 33 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,811 Persons | 1,450 Persons | 1,360 Persons | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2,481 Persons | 1,739 Persons | 741.41 Persons | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 2,472 Persons against 1,910 Persons in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 562 Persons, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Costa Rica ranks 26th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.