Bangladesh vs Honduras: Public sector employment as a share of total employment
Bangladesh
4.2%
in 2015
Honduras
6.6%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
76th
Honduras rank
73rd
Public sector employment as a share of total employment over time
- Bangladesh
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 6.6% against 4.2% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.6% | 0.1% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector employment as a share of total employment, Bangladesh or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 6.6% against 4.2% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in public sector employment as a share of total employment between Bangladesh and Honduras?
- 2.4%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Honduras?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and Honduras rank globally for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Bangladesh ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Public sector employment as a share of total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all employed people who are paid employees of the public sector, including government, the armed forces, public services, and state-owned enterprises.