Costa Rica vs Peru: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health

Costa Rica
0.7424 compared to all private employees
in 2015
Peru
0.4948 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
2nd
Peru rank
3rd

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7424 compared to all private employees against 0.4948 compared to all private employees in Peru, a difference of 0.2476 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Peru's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.348 compared to all private employees 0.0935 compared to all private employees 0.2546 compared to all private employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.5827 compared to all private employees 0.2261 compared to all private employees 0.3565 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 industry: health, Costa Rica or Peru?
Costa Rica, at 0.7424 compared to all private employees against 0.4948 compared to all private employees in Peru as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: health between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.2476 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 3rd of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (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 industry: Health (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed