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

Brazil
0.1093 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.0869 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
25th

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

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  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0224 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 25th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.006 compared to formal wage employees 0.4706 compared to formal wage employees 0.4767 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.1103 compared to formal wage employees 0.4329 compared to formal wage employees 0.3226 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Brazil, at 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.0224 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Brazil ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 25th 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