Costa Rica vs Japan: Time-related underemployment, male
Costa Rica
2.0%
in 2025
Japan
2.2%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Japan rank
60th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 60th 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 | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 2.2% | 15.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Japan ranks 60th 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, male (% 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.