Costa Rica vs Panama: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP
Costa Rica
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
129th
Panama rank
126th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Panama ranks 126th of 185 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Panama ranks 126th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.