Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Labor force, total, per capita
Costa Rica
0.471 units per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.4737 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
86th
Nicaragua rank
85th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.4737 units per person against 0.471 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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 | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3784 units per person | 0.3283 units per person | 0.0502 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4332 units per person | 0.3873 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.479 units per person | 0.4375 units per person | 0.0416 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4773 units per person | 0.4628 units per person | 0.0145 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.4737 units per person against 0.471 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.0027 units per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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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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.