Costa Rica January 2026
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Computer Software, Chemicals, Computer & Network Security, Financial Services, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Information Services, Information Technology & Services, Internet, Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Management Consulting
Reported gender breakdown
Male
63%
Female
37%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
75% of Costa Rica employees are engaged
This is in the top 36% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 34 and is in the top 9% compared with other countries.
How does Costa Rica compare?
People in Costa Rica were much more positive than average regarding Collaboration & Communication, Engagement, and Service & Quality Focus.
On the lower side, people in Costa Rica had much lower favorable scores than average in Work & Life Blend.
People working in Costa Rica are more engaged than Hungary, Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. People working in Costa Rica are less engaged than Colombia, Philippines, and China.
The highest scoring question for Costa Rica had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Costa Rica were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'Generally, the right people are rewarded and recognized at %[Company]%' with 14% of people disagreeing (+2% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 18% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
0.73%
3 months to 6 months
0.82%
6 months to less than 1 year
4%
1 to less than 2 years
13%
2 to less than 4 years
12%
4 to less than 6 years
7%
6 to less than 10 years
20%
Greater than 10 years
42%