Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender
Costa Rica
0.199
in 2021
Uruguay
0.203
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
45th
Uruguay rank
43rd
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.203 against 0.199 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 70 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 | 0.1971 | 0.1767 | 0.0204 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1823 | 0.1739 | 0.0084 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2143 | 0.203 | 0.0113 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.203 against 0.199 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.004, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.