Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Employment by main economic activity - Regions

Costa Rica
2.18 million Persons
in 2025
New Zealand
2.86 million Persons
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
29th

Employment by main economic activity - Regions over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.86 million Persons against 2.18 million Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 676,830 Persons.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th of 43 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 1.39 million Persons 1.74 million Persons 349,010 Persons New Zealand
2000s 1.67 million Persons 2.00 million Persons 326,447 Persons New Zealand
2010s 1.95 million Persons 2.34 million Persons 390,175 Persons New Zealand
2020s 1.99 million Persons 2.75 million Persons 763,568 Persons New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment by main economic activity - regions, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2.86 million Persons against 2.18 million Persons in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment by main economic activity - regions between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
676,830 Persons, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for employment by main economic activity - regions?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 29th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment by main economic activity - Regions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment by main economic activity - Regions
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
49 places, 1,247 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on employment by 10 broad activities and labour utilisation, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3). Data source and definition Employment data is collected from Eurostat for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Employment is measured at place of work. Labour utilisation is measured by the number of employment at place of work per capita, for total activity. See the Regional data sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). See the OECD Territorial grid. Use of economic data on small regions TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. For economic analysis, TL3 regions belonging to the same Functional Urban Area (FUA) with more than 250,000 inhabitants are aggregated into a single metropolitan region to reduce distortions from commuting. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.