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

Costa Rica
0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Peru
0.0674 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
18th
Peru rank
16th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
-0.4-0.2-00.2200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0674 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0052 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 18th and Peru ranks 16th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1068 compared to formal wage employees -0.3095 compared to formal wage employees 0.2027 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.1561 compared to formal wage employees -0.1844 compared to formal wage employees 0.3406 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2020s 0.0622 compared to formal wage employees 0.0674 compared to formal wage employees 0.0051 compared to formal wage employees Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Costa Rica or Peru?
Peru, at 0.0674 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 Costa Rica and Peru?
0.0052 compared to formal wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Peru ranks 16th 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