Costa Rica vs Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64

Costa Rica
27.25
in 2027
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
23.06
in 2027
Costa Rica rank
70th
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank
70th

Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income
0102030200520162027

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 27.25 against 23.06 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, a difference of 4.19.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 70th of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income Difference Ahead
2000s 27.82 22.21 5.61 Costa Rica
2010s 26.66 21.84 4.83 Costa Rica
2020s 25.56 22.56 3.01 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64, Costa Rica or Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Costa Rica, at 27.25 against 23.06 in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income as of 2027.
What is the difference in ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 between Costa Rica and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
4.19, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Costa Rica and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank globally for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 70th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. The ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 is the total weekly hours worked by employed persons in their main job divided by the population aged 15-64. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.