Costa Rica vs Guyana: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
11.5%
in 2025
Guyana
12.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Guyana rank
101st
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 12.2% against 11.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Guyana ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 33.7% | 15.6% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 23.9% | 8.6% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 17.3% | 2.5% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.8% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 12.2% against 11.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 0.7%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Guyana ranks 101st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.