Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)

Costa Rica
1.29 % change on previous year
in 2027
El Salvador
1.31 % change on previous year
in 2027
Costa Rica rank
94th
El Salvador rank
92nd

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
-20-10010200620162027

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.31 % change on previous year against 1.29 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 92nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7744 % change on previous year 0.363 % change on previous year 0.4115 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s 1 % change on previous year 1.56 % change on previous year 0.5541 % change on previous year El Salvador
2020s 1.41 % change on previous year 1.65 % change on previous year 0.238 % change on previous year El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.31 % change on previous year against 1.29 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2027.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.02 % change on previous year, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2027.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Costa Rica ranks 94th and El Salvador ranks 92nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), 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, 6,048 data points, 2006–2027
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.