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

Costa Rica
0.7274 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Peru
0.4897 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Peru rank
6th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Peru
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees against 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in Peru, a difference of 0.2377 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 6th of 24 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3817 compared to paid wage employees 0.1176 compared to paid wage employees 0.2641 compared to paid wage employees Costa Rica
2010s 0.6645 compared to paid wage employees 0.3021 compared to paid wage employees 0.3624 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 Peru?
Costa Rica, at 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees against 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees in Peru as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health between Costa Rica and Peru?
0.2377 compared to paid wage employees, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 6th 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