Belgium vs Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees

Belgium
0.1946
in 2018
Costa Rica
0.212
in 2021
Belgium rank
43rd
Costa Rica rank
41st

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

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
00.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.212 against 0.1946 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0174.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 63 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.047 0.2646 0.2176 Costa Rica
2010s 0.171 0.2109 0.0399 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, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.212 against 0.1946 in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in rural residents, as a share of public paid employees between Belgium and Costa Rica?
0.0174, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 63 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees. 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
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed