Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Bolivia
0.0816 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Bolivia rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
18th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Costa Rica
-0.4-0.2-00.2200020102021

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.0816 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0194 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bolivia ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2805 compared to formal wage employees -0.1022 compared to formal wage employees 0.1783 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s -0.0092 compared to formal wage employees 0.1988 compared to formal wage employees 0.2079 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2020s 0.0816 compared to formal wage employees 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees 0.0193 compared to formal wage employees Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
Bolivia, at 0.0816 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
0.0194 compared to formal wage employees, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Bolivia ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals (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: Professionals (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, 604 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed