Costa Rica vs Mexico: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain

Costa Rica
10.4 Percentage of employees
in 2024
Mexico
8.2 Percentage of employees
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
28th
Mexico rank
29th

Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 10.4 Percentage of employees against 8.2 Percentage of employees in Mexico, a difference of 2.2 Percentage of employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 29th of 29 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
2010s 8.74 Percentage of employees 10.28 Percentage of employees 1.53 Percentage of employees Mexico
2020s 10.76 Percentage of employees 8.04 Percentage of employees 2.72 Percentage of employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 10.4 Percentage of employees against 8.2 Percentage of employees in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Costa Rica and Mexico?
2.2 Percentage of employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
Costa Rica ranks 28th and Mexico ranks 29th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Unit
Percentage of employees
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm