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

Costa Rica
42.86
in 2016
El Salvador
43.05
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
20th
El Salvador rank
17th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 43.05 against 42.86 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19.

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

Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 82 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 45.77 46.07 0.2994 El Salvador
2000s 45.81 44.5 1.31 Costa Rica
2010s 43.71 42.92 0.7913 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 43.05 against 42.86 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.19, 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, total?
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 82 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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