Brazil vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals
Brazil
0.0247 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil rank
21st
Costa Rica rank
18th
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0375 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 21st and Costa Rica ranks 18th of 52 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1821 compared to formal wage employees | -0.1018 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0803 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.0941 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1988 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2928 compared to formal wage employees | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0375 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: professionals, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0375 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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.