Panama vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Panama
0.3001 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.3113 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Panama rank
12th
Uruguay rank
11th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees in Panama, a difference of 0.0112 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0757 compared to formal wage employees 0.2647 compared to formal wage employees 0.189 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.0855 compared to formal wage employees 0.3202 compared to formal wage employees 0.2348 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: primary education, Panama or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.3113 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3001 compared to formal wage employees in Panama as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Panama and Uruguay?
0.0112 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Panama ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed