Brazil vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Brazil
0.1093 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador
0.1165 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
20th

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

  • Brazil
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.1165 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0072 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brazil ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 20th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s -0.006 compared to formal wage employees 0.1156 compared to formal wage employees 0.1216 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.1022 compared to formal wage employees 0.0929 compared to formal wage employees 0.0093 compared to formal wage employees Brazil
2020s 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees 0.1165 compared to formal wage employees 0.0072 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Brazil or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.1165 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Brazil and El Salvador?
0.0072 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Brazil ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 20th 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