Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 189.98 against 128.85 in Costa Rica, a difference of 61.13.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 24 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 115.93 | 218.82 | 102.89 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 116.4 | 206.93 | 90.53 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tourism sector employment outside the formal sector, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 189.98 against 128.85 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tourism sector employment outside the formal sector between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 61.13, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 13th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.