Botswana vs Costa Rica: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Botswana
71.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica
71.2%
in 2025
Botswana rank
76th
Costa Rica rank
79th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 71.9% against 71.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.4% | 67.6% | 13.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 69.7% | 6.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 69.5% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.3% | 1.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 71.9% against 71.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Botswana ranks 76th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.