Australia vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium
Australia
0.1437 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Uruguay
0.1806 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Australia rank
19th
Uruguay rank
16th
Public sector wage premium over time
- Australia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1437 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0369 compared to formal wage employees.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 54 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0671 compared to formal wage employees | 0.1557 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0886 compared to formal wage employees | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1425 compared to formal wage employees | 0.2033 compared to formal wage employees | 0.0608 compared to formal wage employees | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector wage premium, Australia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1437 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Australia and Uruguay?
- 0.0369 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium?
- Australia ranks 19th and Uruguay ranks 16th 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.