Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Time-related underemployment, female
Costa Rica
3.8%
in 2025
El Salvador
3.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
50th
El Salvador rank
52nd
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 52nd of 103 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.1% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 4.2% | 7.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 3.8% against 3.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 52nd of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.