Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS
Costa Rica
36.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
28.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
12th
Uruguay rank
15th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 36.1% against 28.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 50 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.9% | 23.9% | 17.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 24.8% | 14.3% | 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 - 19th icls, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 36.1% against 28.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 7.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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.