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

Ecuador
0.1968 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
El Salvador
0.3438 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Ecuador rank
7th
El Salvador rank
5th

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

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
-0.200.20.4200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.3438 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1968 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.147 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s -0.057 compared to formal wage employees -0.0665 compared to formal wage employees 0.0095 compared to formal wage employees Ecuador
2010s 0.1376 compared to formal wage employees 0.2805 compared to formal wage employees 0.1428 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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.3438 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1968 compared to formal wage employees in Ecuador as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.147 compared to formal wage employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Ecuador ranks 7th 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