Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Public sector wage premium

Costa Rica
0.5502 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Ecuador
0.5205 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
6th
Ecuador rank
8th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
0.20.40.60.8200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.5502 compared to all private employees against 0.5205 compared to all private employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0297 compared to all private employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 60 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2876 compared to all private employees 0.3754 compared to all private employees 0.0878 compared to all private employees Ecuador
2010s 0.6477 compared to all private employees 0.5151 compared to all private employees 0.1326 compared to all private employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Costa Rica, at 0.5502 compared to all private employees against 0.5205 compared to all private employees in Ecuador as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.0297 compared to all private employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium (compared to all private 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 (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 738 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed