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

Argentina
0.3919 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Argentina rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
9th

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

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
-0.500.51200020102021

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0844 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.086 compared to formal wage employees 0.1754 compared to formal wage employees 0.0894 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.3425 compared to formal wage employees 0.2666 compared to formal wage employees 0.0759 compared to formal wage employees Argentina
2020s 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees 0.0843 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 Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 0.3919 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0844 compared to formal wage employees, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Argentina ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 9th 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