Costa Rica vs United States of America: Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain over time
- Costa Rica
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 11.1 Percentage of employees against 10.4 Percentage of employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7 Percentage of employees.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 27th of 29 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.74 Percentage of employees | 12.19 Percentage of employees | 3.44 Percentage of employees | United States of America |
| 2020s | 10.76 Percentage of employees | 11.46 Percentage of employees | 0.7 Percentage of employees | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 11.1 Percentage of employees against 10.4 Percentage of employees in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain between Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 0.7 Percentage of employees, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for collective bargaining coverage — employees with the right to bargain?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 27th 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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About this data
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