Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of public paid employees with social security

Costa Rica
0.9964
in 2021
Uruguay
0.999
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
4th
Uruguay rank
1st

Share of public paid employees with social security over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00.20.40.60.81200020102021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.999 against 0.9964 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0026.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 1st of 43 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.973 0.9873 0.0143 Uruguay
2010s 0.9921 0.9996 0.0075 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of public paid employees with social security, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.999 against 0.9964 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in share of public paid employees with social security between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.0026, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of public paid employees with social security?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 1st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Share of public paid employees with social security. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed