Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education

Costa Rica
43.28
in 2016
El Salvador
44.03
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
21st
El Salvador rank
17th

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 44.03 against 43.28 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.75.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 17th of 81 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 45.78 44.83 0.9529 Costa Rica
2000s 45.77 44.61 1.16 Costa Rica
2010s 44.08 43.99 0.0851 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 44.03 against 43.28 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.75, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 17th of 81 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed