That’s nothing. In Norway, roughly 34% of the working population works in the public sector (out of which 10% work in government agencies) Norwegian wiki page: https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offentlig_sektor#:~:text=Offentlig%20sektor%20(stat%2C%20kommune%20og,forel%C3%B8pige%20tall%20fra%20SSB%202010).

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The figure I’m referencing is federal government only, but that stat from Norway is wild.