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

Costa Rica
0.1673
in 2015
El Salvador
0.2407
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
14th
El Salvador rank
11th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
00.10.20.30.4200020072015

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.2407 against 0.1673 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0734.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2761 0.1963 0.0798 Costa Rica
2010s 0.2204 0.2481 0.0277 El Salvador

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 El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.2407 against 0.1673 in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0734, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and El Salvador ranks 11th 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