Colombia vs El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location

Colombia
0.032
in 2020
El Salvador
0.1018
in 2021
Colombia rank
64th
El Salvador rank
61st

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
0.040.060.080.1200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1018 against 0.032 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0698.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

Colombia ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 64 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0562 0.0705 0.0142 El Salvador
2010s 0.0355 0.084 0.0486 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1018 against 0.032 in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.0698, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Colombia ranks 64th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural. 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 paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed