Greece vs Uruguay: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Greece
78.0%
in 2022
Uruguay
78.8%
in 2023
Greece rank
28th
Uruguay rank
26th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Greece
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 78.8% against 78.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uruguay ahead.
Greece ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 116 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 79.0% | 12.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 66.2% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 82.2% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 80.3% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Greece or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 78.8% against 78.0% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Greece and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Greece ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release