Brazil vs Costa Rica: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS
Brazil
35.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica
36.1%
in 2025
Brazil rank
45th
Costa Rica rank
44th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 36.1% against 35.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 92 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.8% | 40.4% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 38.6% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 36.1% against 35.6% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Brazil ranks 45th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 92 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.