Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
11.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
12.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
102nd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.1% against 11.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 22.5% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 18.8% | 3.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.6% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.1% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 102nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.