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

Costa Rica
1.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
1.84 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Portugal rank
69th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.84 units per square kilometre against 1.75 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.59 units per square kilometre 1.97 units per square kilometre 0.3726 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.71 units per square kilometre 1.77 units per square kilometre 0.0599 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 1.67 units per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 0.0804 units per square kilometre Portugal

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.84 units per square kilometre against 1.75 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Costa Rica and Portugal?
0.09 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 69th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

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