Costa Rica vs Panama: Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 94.35 against 59.84 in Costa Rica, a difference of 34.51.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Panama ranks 32nd of 59 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 199.77 | 99.98 | 99.8 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 128.67 | 145.63 | 16.96 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19), Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 94.35 against 59.84 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 34.51, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and Panama ranks 32nd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For details, refer to the Resolution concerning the measurement of underemployment and inadequate employment situations. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.