Brazil vs Uruguay: Number of public paid employees

Brazil
124,732
in 2017
Uruguay
34,545
in 2020
Brazil rank
1st
Uruguay rank
3rd

Number of public paid employees over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020102020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 124,732 against 34,545 in Uruguay, a difference of 90,187.

That makes Brazil's figure about 3.6 times Uruguay's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 80 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 21,881 7,036 14,845 Brazil
2010s 39,631 8,386 31,245 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of public paid employees, Brazil or Uruguay?
Brazil, at 124,732 against 34,545 in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in number of public paid employees between Brazil and Uruguay?
90,187, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for number of public paid employees?
Brazil ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Number of public paid employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed