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

Costa Rica
-0.2694 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Peru
-0.2392 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
15th
Peru rank
12th

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

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

How they compare

Peru currently reports -0.2392 compared to male paid employees against -0.2694 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0302 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 12th of 23 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2391 compared to male paid employees -0.2826 compared to male paid employees 0.0435 compared to male paid employees Costa Rica
2010s -0.2644 compared to male paid employees -0.1872 compared to male paid employees 0.0772 compared to male paid employees Peru

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, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at -0.2392 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 Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0302 compared to male paid employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 15th and Peru ranks 12th 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