Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by

Costa Rica
0.7061
in 2015
El Salvador
0.6862
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
8th
El Salvador rank
10th

Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7061 against 0.6862 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0199.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 24 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8399 0.7488 0.0911 Costa Rica
2010s 0.7236 0.7592 0.0356 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.7061 against 0.6862 in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0199, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed