Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Labor force, total, per capita

Costa Rica
0.471 units per person
in 2025
El Salvador
0.4696 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
86th
El Salvador rank
87th

Labor force, total, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.471 units per person against 0.4696 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3784 units per person 0.3719 units per person 0.0065 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.4332 units per person 0.3954 units per person 0.0377 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.479 units per person 0.4221 units per person 0.057 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.4773 units per person 0.4495 units per person 0.0278 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.471 units per person against 0.4696 units per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0014 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 87th of 186 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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Indicator
Labor force, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.