Costa Rica vs Italy: Wage employment in services, aged 25-64

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2021
Italy
0.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
44th
Italy rank
42nd

Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
00.20.40.60.8198920052021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and Italy ranks 42nd of 90 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Italy
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in services, aged 25-64, Costa Rica or Italy?
Italy, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in wage employment in services, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Italy ranks 42nd of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed