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

Costa Rica
0.1902 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Romania
0.1298 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
8th
Romania rank
10th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Romania
-0.100.10.20.3200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1298 compared to formal wage employees in Romania, a difference of 0.0604 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Romania's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 8th and Romania ranks 10th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1179 compared to formal wage employees 0.0217 compared to formal wage employees 0.0962 compared to formal wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.1755 compared to formal wage employees -0.0179 compared to formal wage employees 0.1934 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, Costa Rica or Romania?
Costa Rica, at 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1298 compared to formal wage employees in Romania as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Costa Rica and Romania?
0.0604 compared to formal wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Romania ranks 10th 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