Ecuador vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium

Ecuador
0.4105 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
El Salvador
0.3356 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Ecuador rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
6th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
00.10.20.30.40.5200020102021

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.4105 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3356 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0749 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 6th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1804 compared to formal wage employees 0.1885 compared to formal wage employees 0.0081 compared to formal wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.4073 compared to formal wage employees 0.3205 compared to formal wage employees 0.0868 compared to formal wage employees Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 0.4105 compared to formal wage employees against 0.3356 compared to formal wage employees in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.0749 compared to formal wage employees, with Ecuador 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 3rd and El Salvador ranks 6th 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