Costa Rica vs Egypt: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64

Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2016
Egypt
0.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
11th
Egypt rank
8th

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 8th of 76 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, Costa Rica or Egypt?
Egypt, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 between Costa Rica and Egypt?
0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 8th of 76 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, 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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About this data

Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, 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
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed