Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural

Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2021
El Salvador
0.2%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
11th
El Salvador rank
8th

Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.050.10.150.20.25198920052021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 86 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 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed