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

El Salvador
0.1377
in 2021
Guatemala
0.1015
in 2019
El Salvador rank
70th
Guatemala rank
73rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
00.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1377 against 0.1015 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0362.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Guatemala's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 75 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 0.1456 0.1016 0.044 El Salvador
2010s 0.1253 0.1031 0.0222 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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 0.1377 against 0.1015 in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of paid employment between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0362, 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?
El Salvador ranks 70th and Guatemala ranks 73rd of 75 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of paid 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 paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed