Costa Rica vs United States of America: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2021
United States of America
0.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
10th
United States of America rank
11th

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th of 92 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% United States of America
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% United States of America
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total, Costa Rica or United States of America?
Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total between Costa Rica and United States of America?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,345 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed