Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Tourism sector employees
Tourism sector employees over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 161.32 against 142.62 in Costa Rica, a difference of 18.7.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 19th of 30 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 147.69 | 137.67 | 10.02 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 135.58 | 154.44 | 18.87 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tourism sector employees, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 161.32 against 142.62 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tourism sector employees between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 18.7, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for tourism sector employees?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 19th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Tourism sector employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.