Costa Rica vs Romania: Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19)

Costa Rica
59.84
in 2025
Romania
81.54
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
Romania rank
33rd

Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
100200300400201420192025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 81.54 against 59.84 in Costa Rica, a difference of 21.7.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Romania ranks 33rd of 59 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
2010s 199.77 232.4 32.63 Romania
2020s 203.17 118.23 84.95 Costa Rica

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 Romania?
Romania, at 81.54 against 59.84 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) between Costa Rica and Romania?
21.7, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for time-related underemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Romania ranks 33rd 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

Indicator
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 586 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

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.