Costa Rica vs Zambia: Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector
Tourism sector employment outside the formal sector over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 128.85 against 70.77 in Zambia, a difference of 58.08.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 17th of 24 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 115.93 | 61.31 | 54.62 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 113.91 | 80.48 | 33.43 | Costa Rica |
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 Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 128.85 against 70.77 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tourism sector employment outside the formal sector between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 58.08, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th and Zambia ranks 17th 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.