Costa Rica vs South Africa: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural

Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2016
South Africa
0.4%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
25th
South Africa rank
28th

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
00.20.40.6198920042020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% South Africa
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 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, rural, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.4% in South Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for informal job workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 28th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Informal job workers, 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
Informal job workers, 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
34 places, 410 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed