Costa Rica vs South Africa: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.54 1000 No against 7.78 1000 No in South Africa, a difference of 0.76 1000 No.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 78 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.55 1000 No | 22.23 1000 No | 13.68 1000 No | South Africa |
| 2020s | 9.33 1000 No | 22.82 1000 No | 13.49 1000 No | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 8.54 1000 No against 7.78 1000 No in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.76 1000 No, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 61st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.