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

Peru
-0.2392 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Uruguay
-0.2289 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Peru rank
12th
Uruguay rank
11th

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

  • Peru
  • Uruguay
-0.4-0.2-0200020082017

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -0.2289 compared to male paid employees against -0.2392 compared to male paid employees in Peru, a difference of 0.0103 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uruguay ahead.

Peru ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2826 compared to male paid employees -0.2923 compared to male paid employees 0.0097 compared to male paid employees Peru
2010s -0.2284 compared to male paid employees -0.2461 compared to male paid employees 0.0178 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, Peru or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -0.2289 compared to male paid employees against -0.2392 compared to male paid employees in Peru as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health between Peru and Uruguay?
0.0103 compared to male paid employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th 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