Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by

Brazil
0.0532
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.0614
in 2016
Brazil rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
44th

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

  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
0.020.040.060.08200020102021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0614 against 0.0532 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0082.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 63 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0301 0.0757 0.0456 Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0247 0.0731 0.0485 Sri Lanka

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, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0614 against 0.0532 in Brazil as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
0.0082, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Brazil ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by occupationa group: Elementary workers. 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 occupationa group: Elementary workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 745 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed