El Salvador vs Honduras: Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment

El Salvador
0.2594
in 2021
Honduras
0.2695
in 2019
El Salvador rank
42nd
Honduras rank
40th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
00.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 0.2695 against 0.2594 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0101.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Honduras ahead.

El Salvador ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 40th of 59 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2691 0.2736 0.0045 Honduras
2010s 0.2496 0.2427 0.007 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, El Salvador or Honduras?
Honduras, at 0.2695 against 0.2594 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of formal employment between El Salvador and Honduras?
0.0101, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of formal employment?
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Honduras ranks 40th of 59 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of formal employment. 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
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 781 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed