Costa Rica vs Libya: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Costa Rica
73.4%
in 2025
Libya
74.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
77th
Libya rank
75th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 74.1% against 73.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Libya ranks 75th of 187 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.1% | 76.1% | 8.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 77.7% | 7.8% | Libya |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 74.1% | 2.5% | Libya |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 73.5% | 0.9% | Libya |
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 Libya?
- Libya, at 74.1% 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 Libya?
- 0.7%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Libya ranks 75th 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.