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

Costa Rica
0.1448 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Ethiopia
0.1607 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
19th
Ethiopia rank
16th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.1607 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0159 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 16th of 53 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.085 compared to formal wage employees 0.2186 compared to formal wage employees 0.1336 compared to formal wage employees Ethiopia
2010s 0.1987 compared to formal wage employees 0.0643 compared to formal wage employees 0.1344 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, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.1607 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
0.0159 compared to formal wage employees, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Ethiopia ranks 16th 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