Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender

Costa Rica
0.085
in 2021
El Salvador
0.0789
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
58th
El Salvador rank
59th

Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.085 against 0.0789 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0061.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 59th 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 El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1096 0.0819 0.0278 Costa Rica
2010s 0.1117 0.0734 0.0383 Costa Rica
2020s 0.085 0.0789 0.0061 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 El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.085 against 0.0789 in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0061, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by gender?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 59th 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: Male. 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: Male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
70 places, 864 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed