Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Costa Rica
73.4%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
73.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
77th
Kazakhstan rank
76th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 73.9% against 73.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kazakhstan ranks 76th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 58.4% | 9.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 63.1% | 6.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 71.0% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 73.7% | 1.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 73.9% against 73.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 0.5%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kazakhstan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Kazakhstan ranks 76th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.