Hungary vs Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment

Hungary
0.2784
in 2020
Slovakia
0.2781
in 2020
Hungary rank
33rd
Slovakia rank
34th

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

  • Hungary
  • Slovakia
00.10.20.30.40.5200520122020

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.2784 against 0.2781 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 33rd and Slovakia ranks 34th of 75 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3267 0.3501 0.0234 Slovakia
2010s 0.2859 0.2732 0.0128 Hungary
2020s 0.2784 0.2781 0.0003 Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, Hungary or Slovakia?
Hungary, at 0.2784 against 0.2781 in Slovakia as of 2020.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of paid employment between Hungary and Slovakia?
0.0003, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Slovakia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Hungary and Slovakia rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Hungary ranks 33rd and Slovakia ranks 34th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hungary vs Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment. Statizoid. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment/hungary/slovak-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-employment-as-a-share-of-paid-employment/hungary/slovak-republic/">Hungary vs Slovakia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment</a> — Statizoid

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