Botswana vs Costa Rica: Labor force, total, per capita
Botswana
0.4681 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.471 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
87th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.471 units per person against 0.4681 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0029 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 188 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3528 units per person | 0.3784 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3843 units per person | 0.4332 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4084 units per person | 0.479 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4459 units per person | 0.4773 units per person | 0.0314 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.471 units per person against 0.4681 units per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.0029 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.