Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Informal job workers, aged 25-64

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2016
Ecuador
0.6%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
24th
Ecuador rank
22nd

Informal job workers, aged 25-64 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

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

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

Across all 15 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Ecuador
2000s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Ecuador
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher informal job workers, aged 25-64, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in informal job workers, aged 25-64 between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for informal job workers, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Ecuador ranks 22nd of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Informal job workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 450 data points, 1981–2021
Last refreshed