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

Peru
0.0674 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.043 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Peru rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
19th

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

  • Peru
  • Sri Lanka
-0.4-0.2-0200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.0674 compared to formal wage employees against 0.043 compared to formal wage employees in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0244 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 16th 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 Peru Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -0.174 compared to formal wage employees -0.0128 compared to formal wage employees 0.1613 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s -0.1993 compared to formal wage employees -0.0321 compared to formal wage employees 0.1672 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, Peru or Sri Lanka?
Peru, at 0.0674 compared to formal wage employees against 0.043 compared to formal wage employees in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Peru and Sri Lanka?
0.0244 compared to formal wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Peru ranks 16th 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