Argentina vs Colombia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Argentina
0.3919 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Colombia
0.3336 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
Argentina rank
7th
Colombia rank
8th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education over time

  • Argentina
  • Colombia
-0.500.51200020102021

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3336 compared to formal wage employees in Colombia, a difference of 0.0583 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Colombia ahead.

Argentina ranks 7th and Colombia ranks 8th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Colombia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0278 compared to formal wage employees 0.1487 compared to formal wage employees 0.1766 compared to formal wage employees Colombia
2010s 0.2393 compared to formal wage employees 0.0643 compared to formal wage employees 0.175 compared to formal wage employees Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Argentina or Colombia?
Argentina, at 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3336 compared to formal wage employees in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Argentina and Colombia?
0.0583 compared to formal wage employees, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Argentina ranks 7th and Colombia ranks 8th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed