Costa Rica vs Italy: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below

Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2021
Italy
0.7%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
41st
Italy rank
39th

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
00.20.40.60.8198920052021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 41st and Italy ranks 39th of 88 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Italy ranks 39th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service 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 services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed