Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Brazil
0.0247 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.043 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Brazil rank
21st
Sri Lanka rank
19th

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

  • Brazil
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.043 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0183 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 52 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1748 compared to formal wage employees -0.0128 compared to formal wage employees 0.162 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s -0.0948 compared to formal wage employees -0.0519 compared to formal wage employees 0.0429 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.043 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
0.0183 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Brazil ranks 21st and Sri Lanka ranks 19th 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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About this data

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