Australia vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male

Australia
0.1438 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Uruguay
0.1002 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Australia rank
26th
Uruguay rank
29th

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
00.10.20.3200020082017

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1438 compared to all private employees against 0.1002 compared to all private employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0436 compared to all private employees.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0525 compared to all private employees 0.2278 compared to all private employees 0.1753 compared to all private employees Uruguay
2010s 0.1419 compared to all private employees 0.1506 compared to all private employees 0.0087 compared to all private employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by gender: male, Australia or Uruguay?
Australia, at 0.1438 compared to all private employees against 0.1002 compared to all private employees in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: male between Australia and Uruguay?
0.0436 compared to all private employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Australia ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (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: Male (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, 737 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed