Argentina vs Brazil: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health

Argentina
-0.286 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Brazil
-0.2578 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Argentina rank
16th
Brazil rank
13th

Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2200020082017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports -0.2578 compared to male paid employees against -0.286 compared to male paid employees in Argentina, a difference of 0.0282 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 23 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2669 compared to male paid employees -0.3023 compared to male paid employees 0.0355 compared to male paid employees Argentina
2010s -0.2468 compared to male paid employees -0.2713 compared to male paid employees 0.0245 compared to male paid employees Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at -0.2578 compared to male paid employees against -0.286 compared to male paid employees in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health between Argentina and Brazil?
0.0282 compared to male paid employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
Argentina ranks 16th and Brazil ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees)
Unit
compared to male paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 261 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed