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

Bulgaria
0.2211
in 2018
Costa Rica
0.212
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
38th
Costa Rica rank
41st

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.2211 against 0.212 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0091.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 63 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4488 0.2726 0.1762 Bulgaria
2010s 0.2491 0.2109 0.0381 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 0.2211 against 0.212 in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in rural residents, as a share of public paid employees between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.0091, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees?
Bulgaria ranks 38th 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