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

El Salvador
0.1018
in 2021
Guatemala
0.06
in 2019
El Salvador rank
61st
Guatemala rank
63rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1018 against 0.06 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0418.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0711 0.0643 0.0069 El Salvador
2010s 0.0843 0.0682 0.0161 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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 0.1018 against 0.06 in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0418, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
El Salvador ranks 61st and Guatemala ranks 63rd 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