Costa Rica vs Egypt: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 37.36 % against 36.37 % in Egypt, a difference of 0.99 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Egypt ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Egypt ranks 45th of 68 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.61 % | 64.09 % | 33.49 % | Egypt |
| 2010s | 40.82 % | 44.57 % | 3.75 % | Egypt |
| 2020s | 40.11 % | 36.63 % | 3.48 % | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 37.36 % against 36.37 % in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.99 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Egypt ranks 45th 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.