Costa Rica vs Jordan: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS
Costa Rica
36.1%
in 2025
Jordan
55.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Jordan rank
10th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 55.1% against 36.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Jordan ranks 10th of 50 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 48.5% | 7.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 53.3% | 13.7% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 55.1% against 36.1% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 19.0%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Jordan ranks 10th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.