Colombia vs Costa Rica: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by

Colombia
68.74 %
in 2025
Costa Rica
69.86 %
in 2025
Colombia rank
65th
Costa Rica rank
63rd

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
020406080200720162025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 69.86 % against 68.74 % in Colombia, a difference of 1.12 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 79 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 71.31 % 70.75 % 0.5533 % Colombia
2020s 67.4 % 68.79 % 1.39 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 69.86 % against 68.74 % in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by between Colombia and Costa Rica?
1.12 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Colombia ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.