Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education
Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Paraguay
0.4753 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
9th
Paraguay rank
6th
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.4753 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1678 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.5 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 6th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1667 compared to formal wage employees | -0.1094 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2762 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2922 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0338 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2584 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees | 0.4753 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1678 compared to formal wage employees | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.4753 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 Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.1678 compared to formal wage employees, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Paraguay ranks 6th 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.