Argentina vs Brazil: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary

Argentina
-0.0395 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil
-0.0315 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Argentina rank
32nd
Brazil rank
29th

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0395 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina, a difference of 0.008 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Brazil ranks 29th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0465 compared to formal wage employees -0.0183 compared to formal wage employees 0.0282 compared to formal wage employees Brazil
2010s 0.08 compared to formal wage employees 0.0021 compared to formal wage employees 0.0779 compared to formal wage employees Argentina
2020s -0.0395 compared to formal wage employees -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees 0.0081 compared to formal wage employees Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at -0.0315 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0395 compared to formal wage employees in Argentina as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary between Argentina and Brazil?
0.008 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Brazil ranks 29th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (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, 610 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed