Australia vs Uruguay: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health

Australia
-0.1701 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Uruguay
-0.1349 compared to male paid employees
in 2017
Australia rank
14th
Uruguay rank
12th

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

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
-0.3-0.2-0.1200020082017

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -0.1349 compared to male paid employees against -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0352 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2349 compared to male paid employees -0.1044 compared to male paid employees 0.1305 compared to male paid employees Uruguay
2010s -0.2255 compared to male paid employees -0.0966 compared to male paid employees 0.1289 compared to male paid employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health, Australia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -0.1349 compared to male paid employees against -0.1701 compared to male paid employees in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health between Australia and Uruguay?
0.0352 compared to male paid employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gender wage premium in the public 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 public 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, 259 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed