Australia vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers

Australia
0.1656 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Costa Rica
0.1271 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Australia rank
14th
Costa Rica rank
17th

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

  • Australia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1656 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1271 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0385 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0942 compared to formal wage employees 0.0611 compared to formal wage employees 0.0331 compared to formal wage employees Australia
2010s 0.1398 compared to formal wage employees 0.2103 compared to formal wage employees 0.0704 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: managers, Australia or Costa Rica?
Australia, at 0.1656 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1271 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers between Australia and Costa Rica?
0.0385 compared to formal wage employees, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers?
Australia ranks 14th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers (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: Managers (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 600 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed