Ecuador vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium

Ecuador
0.5205 compared to all private employees
in 2017
El Salvador
0.5914 compared to all private employees
in 2021
Ecuador rank
8th
El Salvador rank
5th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
0.20.30.40.50.6200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.5914 compared to all private employees against 0.5205 compared to all private employees in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0709 compared to all private employees.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 5th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3754 compared to all private employees 0.388 compared to all private employees 0.0126 compared to all private employees El Salvador
2010s 0.5138 compared to all private employees 0.5356 compared to all private employees 0.0218 compared to all private employees El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Ecuador or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.5914 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 Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.0709 compared to all private employees, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Ecuador ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 5th 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