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

Costa Rica
0.7274 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.8426 compared to paid wage employees
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
2nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees against 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1152 compared to paid wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 24 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3698 compared to paid wage employees 0.54 compared to paid wage employees 0.1702 compared to paid wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.6961 compared to paid wage employees 0.5852 compared to paid wage employees 0.111 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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees against 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.1152 compared to paid wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd 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