Brazil vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education
Brazil
0.284 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.3075 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil rank
7th
Costa Rica rank
6th
Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees against 0.284 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0235 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 54 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.014 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0778 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1827 compared to formal wage employees | 0.426 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2432 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.284 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0235 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: tertiary education, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3075 compared to formal wage employees against 0.284 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0235 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Costa Rica ranks 6th of 54 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.