Brazil vs Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians

Brazil
0.1189 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.1902 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Brazil rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
8th

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil, a difference of 0.0713 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 53 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1238 compared to formal wage employees 0.0947 compared to formal wage employees 0.2185 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.0313 compared to formal wage employees 0.1736 compared to formal wage employees 0.1423 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2020s 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees 0.0713 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0713 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Brazil ranks 11th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians (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: Technicians (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed