Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary
Costa Rica
0.3986 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.3716 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
7th
Uruguay rank
8th
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.027 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 53 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1704 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3464 compared to formal wage employees | 0.176 compared to formal wage employees | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.2072 compared to formal wage employees | 0.3994 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1923 compared to formal wage employees | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3986 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3716 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.027 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica 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: elementary?
- Costa Rica ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 8th 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.