Canada vs Costa Rica: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Canada currently reports 28.3 Percentage of employees against 22.4 Percentage of employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.9 Percentage of employees.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 31 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.71 Percentage of employees | 18.09 Percentage of employees | 14.62 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 2000s | 29.66 Percentage of employees | 13.32 Percentage of employees | 16.34 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 2010s | 28.35 Percentage of employees | 16.26 Percentage of employees | 12.09 Percentage of employees | Canada |
| 2020s | 28.58 Percentage of employees | 22.18 Percentage of employees | 6.4 Percentage of employees | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Canada, at 28.3 Percentage of employees against 22.4 Percentage of employees in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 5.9 Percentage of employees, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for trade union density?
- Canada ranks 9th and Costa Rica ranks 11th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Trade union density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The database on Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts (ICTWSS) was developed by Prof. Jelle Visser at the University of Amsterdam. It was first released in May 2007. In its initial form, the ICTWSS database combined data from various sources and projects with a main focus on trade union in EU and OECD countries, collective bargaining and employment relations in Europe, and social pacts. In 2021, the ICTWSS database was rebranded as the OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database to reflect the joint effort by the OECD and AIAS-HSI to ensure the continuation of the database following Prof. Visser’s retirement. The OECD/AIAS ICTWSS database is publicly available at: http://www.oecd.org/employment/ictwss-database.htm