Brazil vs Costa Rica: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 42.13 % against 37.36 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.77 %.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 68 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.49 % | 33.73 % | 20.76 % | Brazil |
| 2010s | 46.36 % | 40.82 % | 5.54 % | Brazil |
| 2020s | 44.68 % | 39.65 % | 5.03 % | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 42.13 % against 37.36 % in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 4.77 %, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.