Costa Rica vs Latvia: Time-related underemployment, male
Costa Rica
2.0%
in 2025
Latvia
2.0%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
Latvia rank
64th
Time-related underemployment, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Latvia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Latvia ranks 64th 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 | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 2.4% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time-related underemployment, male, Costa Rica or Latvia?
- Costa Rica, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in time-related underemployment, male between Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Latvia rank globally for time-related underemployment, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Latvia ranks 64th 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.