Australia vs Brazil: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female

Australia
0.3468 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Brazil
0.2765 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Australia rank
24th
Brazil rank
26th

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.3468 compared to all private employees against 0.2765 compared to all private employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0703 compared to all private employees.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 26th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2055 compared to all private employees 0.1257 compared to all private employees 0.0798 compared to all private employees Australia
2010s 0.3323 compared to all private employees 0.1661 compared to all private employees 0.1662 compared to all private employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by gender: female, Australia or Brazil?
Australia, at 0.3468 compared to all private employees against 0.2765 compared to all private employees in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: female between Australia and Brazil?
0.0703 compared to all private employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Australia ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 26th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private 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 gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed