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

Colombia
0.3336 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Colombia rank
8th
Costa Rica rank
9th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
-0.2500.250.50.751200020102021

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.3336 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0261 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1487 compared to formal wage employees 0.1651 compared to formal wage employees 0.0164 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.1067 compared to formal wage employees 0.1736 compared to formal wage employees 0.0669 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.3336 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0261 compared to formal wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Colombia ranks 8th 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