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

Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2016
El Salvador
0.3%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
20th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% 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 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 20th of 78 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% El Salvador
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% El Salvador
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 El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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?
18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 20th of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed