Australia vs Honduras: Public sector wage premium

Australia
0.1437 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Honduras
0.1686 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Australia rank
19th
Honduras rank
17th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Australia
  • Honduras
0.050.10.150.2200220102019

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1437 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0249 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Honduras ranks 17th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0646 compared to formal wage employees 0.0731 compared to formal wage employees 0.0085 compared to formal wage employees Honduras
2010s 0.1443 compared to formal wage employees 0.1438 compared to formal wage employees 0.0005 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Australia or Honduras?
Honduras, at 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1437 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Australia and Honduras?
0.0249 compared to formal wage employees, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Honduras?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Australia and Honduras rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Australia ranks 19th and Honduras ranks 17th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium (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 (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 658 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed