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
00.050.10.150.2200020102021

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 865 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed