Uruguay vs Viet Nam: Number of public paid employees

Uruguay
34,545
in 2020
Viet Nam
66,870
in 2019
Uruguay rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
2nd

Number of public paid employees over time

  • Uruguay
  • Viet Nam
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200020102020

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 66,870 against 34,545 in Uruguay, a difference of 32,325.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.9 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Uruguay ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 80 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 9,487 60,265 50,779 Viet Nam
2010s 11,803 27,527 15,724 Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of public paid employees, Uruguay or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 66,870 against 34,545 in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of public paid employees between Uruguay and Viet Nam?
32,325, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?
8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Uruguay and Viet Nam rank globally for number of public paid employees?
Uruguay ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 2nd 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