Colombia vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary

Colombia
0.4047 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.3986 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Colombia rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
7th

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

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0061 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 7th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2768 compared to formal wage employees 0.1055 compared to formal wage employees 0.1713 compared to formal wage employees Colombia
2010s 0.1676 compared to formal wage employees 0.2072 compared to formal wage employees 0.0395 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: elementary, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 0.4047 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0.0061 compared to formal wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Colombia ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 7th 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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About this data

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