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

Brazil
-0.2578 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Costa Rica
-0.2694 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Brazil rank
13th
Costa Rica rank
15th

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2200020082017

How they compare

Brazil currently reports -0.2578 compared to male paid employees against -0.2694 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0116 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.3023 compared to male paid employees -0.1958 compared to male paid employees 0.1065 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica
2010s -0.2788 compared to male paid employees -0.1869 compared to male paid employees 0.0919 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica

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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at -0.2578 compared to male paid employees against -0.2694 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0116 compared to male paid employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 13th and Costa Rica ranks 15th 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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About this data

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