Australia vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks

Australia
0.1174 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Costa Rica
0.1448 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Australia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
19th

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks over time

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1174 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0274 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0866 compared to formal wage employees 0.1144 compared to formal wage employees 0.0278 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.1331 compared to formal wage employees 0.2087 compared to formal wage employees 0.0757 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks, Australia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1174 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0274 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (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 occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed