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

Costa Rica
0.3972 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Peru
0.3414 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
11th
Peru rank
13th

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.3972 compared to all private employees against 0.3414 compared to all private employees in Peru, a difference of 0.0558 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th of 60 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1959 compared to all private employees 0.0377 compared to all private employees 0.1582 compared to all private employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.4495 compared to all private employees 0.1076 compared to all private employees 0.3419 compared to all private employees Costa Rica
2020s 0.3972 compared to all private employees 0.3414 compared to all private employees 0.0559 compared to all private employees Costa Rica

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 Peru?
Costa Rica, at 0.3972 compared to all private employees against 0.3414 compared to all private employees in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: male between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0558 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Peru ranks 13th 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