Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location

Costa Rica
0.1517
in 2021
Uruguay
0.1153
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
54th
Uruguay rank
57th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1517 against 0.1153 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0364.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 57th of 64 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1467 0.0988 0.0479 Costa Rica
2010s 0.1446 0.113 0.0316 Costa Rica
2020s 0.1679 0.1153 0.0527 Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 0.1517 against 0.1153 in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.0364, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 57th 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