Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location

Costa Rica
0.1365
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.1462
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.150.2200020102021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1462 against 0.1365 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0097.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 69 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1692 0.155 0.0141 Costa Rica
2010s 0.1487 0.1371 0.0116 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 location, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1462 against 0.1365 in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.0097, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
Costa Rica ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 69 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban. 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 location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed