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

Costa Rica
0.0184 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.0184 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
46th
Switzerland rank
44th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Switzerland
00.0050.010.0150.02200520152025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0184 units per person against 0.0184 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 44th of 186 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0186 units per person 0.0195 units per person 0.0009 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0183 units per person 0.0191 units per person 0.0009 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0173 units per person 0.0188 units per person 0.0015 units per person Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0184 units per person against 0.0184 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
0 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Costa Rica ranks 46th and Switzerland ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.