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

Costa Rica
0.1673
in 2015
Dominican Republic
0.1287
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
14th
Dominican Republic rank
16th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
0.10.20.30.4200020092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1673 against 0.1287 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0386.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and Dominican Republic ranks 16th of 25 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2597 0.2314 0.0283 Costa Rica
2010s 0.203 0.2083 0.0053 Dominican Republic

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, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Costa Rica, at 0.1673 against 0.1287 in Dominican Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0.0386, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Dominican Republic ranks 16th 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