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

Costa Rica
0.0395
in 2021
El Salvador
0.0405
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
50th
El Salvador rank
49th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.020.040.06200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0405 against 0.0395 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 49th of 63 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0432 0.0316 0.0116 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0452 0.0292 0.016 Costa Rica
2020s 0.0395 0.0405 0.001 El Salvador

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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0405 against 0.0395 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.001, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector employment, as a share of total employment, by?
Costa Rica ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 49th 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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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