Colombia vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Colombia
0.5042 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
El Salvador
0.3438 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Colombia rank
2nd
El Salvador rank
5th

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

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.5042 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3438 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1604 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 2nd and El Salvador ranks 5th of 52 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0028 compared to formal wage employees 0.1113 compared to formal wage employees 0.1141 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.1494 compared to formal wage employees 0.2805 compared to formal wage employees 0.1311 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: professionals, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 0.5042 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3438 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.1604 compared to formal wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Colombia ranks 2nd and El Salvador ranks 5th 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