Costa Rica vs Southern Europe: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 over time
- Costa Rica
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 27.25 against 23.06 in Southern Europe, a difference of 4.19.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 70th and Southern Europe 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 | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.82 | 21.85 | 5.97 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.66 | 20.42 | 6.24 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.56 | 22.09 | 3.47 | 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 Southern Europe?
- Costa Rica, at 27.25 against 23.06 in Southern Europe as of 2027.
- What is the difference in ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 between Costa Rica and Southern Europe?
- 4.19, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Southern Europe?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Costa Rica and Southern Europe rank globally for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th and Southern Europe 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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About this data
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.