Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks
Costa Rica
0.1448 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.1569 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
19th
Uruguay rank
18th
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 53 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1141 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1148 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0007 compared to formal wage employees | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1987 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1751 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0236 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1569 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1448 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 18th 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.