Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public

Costa Rica
-0.0823 compared to male paid employees
in 2015
Sri Lanka
-0.0548 compared to male paid employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
4th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200020082016

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -0.0548 compared to male paid employees against -0.0823 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0275 compared to male paid employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1116 compared to male paid employees -0.0649 compared to male paid employees 0.0467 compared to male paid employees Sri Lanka
2010s -0.098 compared to male paid employees -0.0732 compared to male paid employees 0.0249 compared to male paid employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -0.0548 compared to male paid employees against -0.0823 compared to male paid employees in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.0275 compared to male paid employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: public?
Costa Rica ranks 4th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Public Administration (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: Public Administration (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, 262 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed