Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Labor force, female, per capita
Costa Rica
0.1916 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.193 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Malaysia rank
100th
Labor force, female, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.193 units per person against 0.1916 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0014 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.118 units per person | 0.119 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.1553 units per person | 0.1408 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1919 units per person | 0.1734 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1949 units per person | 0.1888 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, female, per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.193 units per person against 0.1916 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0014 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for labor force, female, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 100th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, female, 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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.