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

El Salvador
0.1165 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Mexico
0.1438 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
El Salvador rank
20th
Mexico rank
17th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75200020102021

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1165 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0273 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 17th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.008 compared to formal wage employees 0.0012 compared to formal wage employees 0.0068 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.1086 compared to formal wage employees -0.1173 compared to formal wage employees 0.2259 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, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1165 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.0273 compared to formal wage employees, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
El Salvador ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 17th 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