Costa Rica vs Estonia: Trade union density
Trade union density over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.4 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia, a difference of 16.8 Percentage of employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.0 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.05 Percentage of employees | 45.75 Percentage of employees | 27.7 Percentage of employees | Estonia |
| 2000s | 13.32 Percentage of employees | 9.92 Percentage of employees | 3.4 Percentage of employees | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 16.26 Percentage of employees | 5.84 Percentage of employees | 10.42 Percentage of employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.12 Percentage of employees | 5.67 Percentage of employees | 16.45 Percentage of employees | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade union density, Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Costa Rica, at 22.4 Percentage of employees against 5.6 Percentage of employees in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in trade union density between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 16.8 Percentage of employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for trade union density?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 7th 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