Costa Rica vs United States: Public sector employment as a share of total employment
Costa Rica
12.98
in 2021
United States
12.88
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
54th
United States rank
55th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 12.98 against 12.88 in United States, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 79 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector employment as a share of total employment, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 12.98 against 12.88 in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector employment as a share of total employment between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.1, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for public sector employment as a share of total employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.