Australia vs Costa Rica: Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees

Australia
0.2584
in 2015
Costa Rica
0.3177
in 2015
Australia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
21st

Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3177 against 0.2584 in Australia, a difference of 0.0593.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 28 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2128 0.3066 0.0938 Costa Rica
2010s 0.2453 0.3498 0.1044 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public administration workers, as a share of public total employees, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.3177 against 0.2584 in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public administration workers, as a share of public total employees between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0593, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for public administration workers, as a share of public total employees?
Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public Administration workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed