Brazil vs Costa Rica: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below

Brazil
0.5%
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2016
Brazil rank
30th
Costa Rica rank
28th

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 38 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Brazil
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Brazil
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Brazil
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Brazil as of 2016.
What is the difference in informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 28th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education 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
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed