Paraguay vs South Africa: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male

Paraguay
1.65
in 2017
South Africa
1.85
in 2020
Paraguay rank
14th
South Africa rank
13th

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male over time

  • Paraguay
  • South Africa
0123199720082020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.85 against 1.65 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.2.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 28 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.47 2.23 0.762 South Africa
2010s 1.46 2.26 0.8014 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male, Paraguay or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.85 against 1.65 in Paraguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male between Paraguay and South Africa?
0.2, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male?
Paraguay ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 381 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed