Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
0.6171
Russia
Lowest
0.032
Colombia
Median
0.2453
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
791
What the numbers show
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 0.6171 in Russia; the lowest is 0.032 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2453, and the mean is 0.2629.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 327.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 42.4%).
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 0.6171 | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 2 | Jordan | 0.5858 | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0.5685 | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 4 | Moldova | 0.5031 | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 0.4985 | 2013 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0.4947 | 2013 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 0.482 | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 0.4587 | 2015 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 0.43 | 2018 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 0.3957 | 2018 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 11 | Ireland | 0.3597 | 2017 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 0.3534 | 2013 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 13 | Bolivia | 0.3396 | 2021 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 0.3284 | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 0.3236 | 2022 | up 27.4% | flat |
| 16 | France | 0.3211 | 2018 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 17 | Switzerland | 0.3187 | 2018 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 0.3147 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.3136 | 2018 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.2986 | 2018 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0.2933 | 2019 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 0.2908 | 2019 | up 29.8% | flat |
| 23 | Albania | 0.2854 | 2012 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 0.2853 | 2018 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 0.2654 | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 0.264 | 2021 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine | 0.263 | 2017 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 0.263 | 2018 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 0.2606 | 2018 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0.2556 | 2018 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 0.2512 | 2013 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 0.248 | 2018 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 0.2425 | 2018 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0.2409 | 2018 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 0.2342 | 2017 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 0.2329 | 2018 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.2274 | 2015 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 0.219 | 2017 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 39 | Australia | 0.2167 | 2015 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.2164 | 2018 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.212 | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 42 | Serbia | 0.1902 | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 0.1902 | 2016 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 44 | Tanzania | 0.1893 | 2020 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.1868 | 2020 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.1846 | 2015 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 0.1791 | 2020 | up 327.6% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 0.1716 | 2019 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.1716 | 2018 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 50 | United States | 0.1705 | 2018 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.1699 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 52 | Peru | 0.1558 | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 0.1523 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.1517 | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.15 | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 0.147 | 2018 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.1153 | 2020 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 0.1096 | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 0.1037 | 2019 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.1031 | 2012 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.1018 | 2021 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.067 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.06 | 2019 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 0.032 | 2020 | down 15.3% | falling |