Costa Rica vs Zambia: Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual

Costa Rica
3.86 % change on previous year
in 2027
Zambia
3.68 % change on previous year
in 2027
Costa Rica rank
13th
Zambia rank
16th

Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
-50-250255075200620162027

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.86 % change on previous year against 3.68 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 0.18 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0607 % change on previous year -2.44 % change on previous year 2.38 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 2.8 % change on previous year -4.14 % change on previous year 6.95 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2020s -6.55 % change on previous year 6.4 % change on previous year 12.95 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Costa Rica, at 3.86 % change on previous year against 3.68 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2027.
What is the difference in time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual between Costa Rica and Zambia?
0.18 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2027.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for time-related underemployment (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), annual?
Costa Rica ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 6,047 data points, 2006–2027
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.