Honduras vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium

Honduras
0.1686 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Uruguay
0.1806 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Honduras rank
17th
Uruguay rank
16th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Honduras
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees in Honduras, a difference of 0.012 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.

Honduras ranks 17th 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 Honduras Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0731 compared to formal wage employees 0.207 compared to formal wage employees 0.1339 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.1173 compared to formal wage employees 0.198 compared to formal wage employees 0.0808 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, Honduras or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1686 compared to formal wage employees in Honduras as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Honduras and Uruguay?
0.012 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Uruguay?
11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Honduras and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Honduras ranks 17th 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.

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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