Costa Rica vs Panama: Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public

Costa Rica
1.93
in 2021
Panama
2.1
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
9th
Panama rank
6th

Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
00.511.52200020102021

How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.1 against 1.93 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th of 58 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 1.73 1.31 0.4244 Costa Rica
2010s 2.02 1.76 0.2626 Costa Rica
2020s 1.93 2.1 0.1702 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher relative wage of professionals (using clerk as reference) in public, Costa Rica or Panama?
Panama, at 2.1 against 1.93 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in relative wage of professionals (using clerk as reference) in public between Costa Rica and Panama?
0.17, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for relative wage of professionals (using clerk as reference) in public?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 669 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed