Colombia vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians

Colombia
0.6872 compared to formal wage employees
in 2020
El Salvador
0.3974 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Colombia rank
1st
El Salvador rank
3rd

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

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2898 compared to formal wage employees.

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

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

Colombia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3728 compared to formal wage employees 0.2194 compared to formal wage employees 0.1535 compared to formal wage employees Colombia
2010s 0.4115 compared to formal wage employees 0.2926 compared to formal wage employees 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.2898 compared to formal wage employees, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Colombia ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 3rd 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