Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural

Costa Rica
41.08
in 2016
El Salvador
40.86
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
28th
El Salvador rank
31st

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 41.08 against 40.86 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 75 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 45.7 44.09 1.61 Costa Rica
2000s 45.32 42.27 3.05 Costa Rica
2010s 42.58 40.42 2.17 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 41.08 against 40.86 in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.22, with Costa Rica 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, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 75 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 1,007 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed