Costa Rica vs Guyana: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 52.68 against 49.23 in Guyana, a difference of 3.45.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 15th of 24 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.94 | 40.2 | 9.74 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 51.02 | 47.36 | 3.65 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 52.68 against 49.23 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 3.45, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th and Guyana ranks 15th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.