El Salvador vs Panama: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Managers

El Salvador
-0.0286 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Panama
-0.0415 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
El Salvador rank
34th
Panama rank
37th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
-0.4-0.2-00.20.4200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0415 compared to formal wage employees in Panama, a difference of 0.0129 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Panama ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s -0.189 compared to formal wage employees -0.1064 compared to formal wage employees 0.0826 compared to formal wage employees Panama
2010s 0.172 compared to formal wage employees -0.1925 compared to formal wage employees 0.3645 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2020s -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees -0.0415 compared to formal wage employees 0.0129 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers, El Salvador or Panama?
El Salvador, at -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0415 compared to formal wage employees in Panama as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers between El Salvador and Panama?
0.0129 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: managers?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Panama ranks 37th 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