Costa Rica vs Pakistan: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male

Costa Rica
0.3972 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Pakistan
0.3532 compared to all private employees
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
11th
Pakistan rank
12th

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3972 compared to all private employees against 0.3532 compared to all private employees in Pakistan, a difference of 0.044 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Pakistan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1958 compared to all private employees 0.2412 compared to all private employees 0.0453 compared to all private employees Pakistan
2010s 0.3898 compared to all private employees 0.4159 compared to all private employees 0.0261 compared to all private employees Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by gender: male, Costa Rica or Pakistan?
Costa Rica, at 0.3972 compared to all private employees against 0.3532 compared to all private employees in Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: male between Costa Rica and Pakistan?
0.044 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pakistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and Pakistan rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 12th 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