Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health

Costa Rica
0.7274 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
El Salvador
0.6692 compared to paid wage employees
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
4th

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees against 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0582 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 24 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3784 compared to paid wage employees 0.5008 compared to paid wage employees 0.1224 compared to paid wage employees El Salvador
2010s 0.6649 compared to paid wage employees 0.3963 compared to paid wage employees 0.2687 compared to paid wage employees Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees against 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.0582 compared to paid wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 4th of 24 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid 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 for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed