Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay

Uruguay: Female to male wage ratio in the public sector was 0.9202 using mean in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9202 using mean
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
18th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9202 using mean
in 2017
All-time low
0.8379 using mean
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay, 2001–2017

00.20.40.60.812001200920172001: 0.838 using mean2002: 0.86 using mean2003: 0.863 using mean2004: 0.859 using mean2005: 0.881 using mean2006: 0.858 using mean2007: 0.878 using mean2008: 0.847 using mean2009: 0.879 using mean2010: 0.869 using mean2011: 0.877 using mean2012: 0.872 using mean2014: 0.89 using mean2015: 0.88 using mean2016: 0.883 using mean2017: 0.92 using mean

Source: World Bank. Measured in using mean.

Analysis

In 2017, female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay stood at 0.9202 using mean. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay peaked at 0.9202 using mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8379 using mean, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 18th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using mean) in Uruguay, 2001 to 2017.
Year using mean Change
2001 0.8379 using mean
2002 0.8601 using mean +2.7%
2003 0.863 using mean +0.3%
2004 0.8588 using mean -0.5%
2005 0.8814 using mean +2.6%
2006 0.8575 using mean -2.7%
2007 0.8782 using mean +2.4%
2008 0.8465 using mean -3.6%
2009 0.879 using mean +3.8%
2010 0.8685 using mean -1.2%
2011 0.8766 using mean +0.9%
2012 0.8723 using mean -0.5%
2014 0.8899 using mean +2.0%
2015 0.8802 using mean -1.1%
2016 0.8826 using mean +0.3%
2017 0.9202 using mean +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8625 using mean 0.8379 using mean 0.8814 using mean 9
2010s 0.8843 using mean 0.8685 using mean 0.9202 using mean 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.9395 using mean compare
  2. 16 Guatemala 0.9329 using mean compare
  3. 17 Honduras 0.926 using mean compare
  4. 19 Ecuador 0.9129 using mean compare
  5. 20 Romania 0.8924 using mean compare
  6. 21 Mexico 0.8908 using mean compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay?
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector in Uruguay was 0.9202 using mean in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male wage ratio in the public sector recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9202 using mean in 2017.
What is the lowest female to male wage ratio in the public sector recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8379 using mean in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for female to male wage ratio in the public sector?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is female to male wage ratio in the public sector rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using mean). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male wage ratio in the public sector (using mean)
Unit
using mean
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 739 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed