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

Costa Rica
0.7061
in 2015
Peru
0.8577
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
8th
Peru rank
5th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.8577 against 0.7061 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1516.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Peru ranks 5th of 24 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8338 0.7659 0.0679 Costa Rica
2010s 0.7334 0.7548 0.0214 Peru

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 Peru?
Peru, at 0.8577 against 0.7061 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.1516, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment, by?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Peru ranks 5th 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