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
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.