Costa Rica vs Malawi: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education

Costa Rica
1.58 million
in 2021
Malawi
1.69 million
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M198920052021

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.69 million against 1.58 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 107,060.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 107 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 592,368 500,556 91,812 Costa Rica
2000s 962,915 703,350 259,565 Costa Rica
2010s 1.40 million 1.78 million 378,535 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.69 million against 1.58 million in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education between Costa Rica and Malawi?
107,060, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
6 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed