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

Brazil
0.1189 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Uruguay
0.0934 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Brazil rank
11th
Uruguay rank
14th

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

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0934 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0255 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1238 compared to formal wage employees -0.0154 compared to formal wage employees 0.1084 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees 0.0898 compared to formal wage employees 0.0777 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Brazil, at 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0934 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.0255 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Brazil ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 14th 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