Australia vs Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry

Australia
0.1157
in 2015
Costa Rica
0.1673
in 2015
Australia rank
17th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
0.10.20.30.4200020072015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1673 against 0.1157 in Australia, a difference of 0.0516.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 25 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1041 0.2597 0.1556 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0974 0.203 0.1056 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1673 against 0.1157 in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0516, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Australia ranks 17th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 267 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed