Costa Rica vs Spain: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by

Costa Rica
55.4 %
in 2025
Spain
53.45 %
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
Spain rank
62nd

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 55.4 % against 53.45 % in Spain, a difference of 1.95 %.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Spain ranks 62nd of 79 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 61.94 % 54.4 % 7.54 % Costa Rica
2020s 59.28 % 53.34 % 5.95 % Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 55.4 % against 53.45 % in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by between Costa Rica and Spain?
1.95 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Spain ranks 62nd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), 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.