Costa Rica vs Malta: Time-related underemployment, female
Costa Rica
3.8%
in 2025
Malta
3.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
50th
Malta rank
53rd
Time-related underemployment, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.8% against 3.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Malta ranks 53rd 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 | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 4.2% | 8.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 3.3% | 8.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, female, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 3.8% against 3.5% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, female between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for time-related underemployment, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Malta ranks 53rd 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.