Costa Rica vs Thailand: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural

Costa Rica
44.38
in 2021
Thailand
44.84
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
31st
Thailand rank
29th

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 44.84 against 44.38 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 29th of 91 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 35.63 32.65 2.99 Costa Rica
1990s 36.94 35.02 1.93 Costa Rica
2000s 38.57 39.38 0.8134 Thailand
2010s 42.69 43.07 0.3799 Thailand
2020s 44.46 44.81 0.3542 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Thailand, at 44.84 against 44.38 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural between Costa Rica and Thailand?
0.46, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 29th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,271 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed