Costa Rica vs Jamaica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 594.41 1000 No against 590.73 1000 No in Jamaica, a difference of 3.68 1000 No.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 82 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 556.04 1000 No | 532.79 1000 No | 23.25 1000 No | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 579.79 1000 No | 567.16 1000 No | 12.62 1000 No | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 594.41 1000 No against 590.73 1000 No in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 3.68 1000 No, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — 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.