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
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.