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

Panama
0.269 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.2415 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Panama rank
12th
Uruguay rank
15th

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

  • Panama
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.269 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0275 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Panama ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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 0.0044 compared to formal wage employees 0.2079 compared to formal wage employees 0.2035 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s -0.0044 compared to formal wage employees 0.2647 compared to formal wage employees 0.2691 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: secondary education, Panama or Uruguay?
Panama, at 0.269 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2415 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Panama and Uruguay?
0.0275 compared to formal wage employees, with Panama 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: secondary education?
Panama ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed