Brazil vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health

Brazil
0.0281 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Uruguay
-0.0408 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
14th
Uruguay rank
15th

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0408 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0689 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.3023 compared to formal wage employees -0.1374 compared to formal wage employees 0.1649 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s -0.2157 compared to formal wage employees -0.0249 compared to formal wage employees 0.1908 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by industry: health, Brazil or Uruguay?
Brazil, at 0.0281 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0408 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by industry: health between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.0689 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 14th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to formal wage 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 formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 216 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed