Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan
Jordan: Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health was -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
Jordan recorded -0.1371 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan peaked at -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.2967 compared to male paid employees, in 2007.
That places Jordan 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health in Jordan, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -0.292 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2007 | -0.2967 compared to male paid employees | +1.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2446 compared to male paid employees | -17.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2601 compared to male paid employees | +6.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2509 compared to male paid employees | -3.5% |
| 2011 | -0.203 compared to male paid employees | -19.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1613 compared to male paid employees | -20.5% |
| 2013 | -0.1824 compared to male paid employees | +13.0% |
| 2014 | -0.2203 compared to male paid employees | +20.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1371 compared to male paid employees | -37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2733 compared to male paid employees | -0.2967 compared to male paid employees | -0.2446 compared to male paid employees | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.1925 compared to male paid employees | -0.2509 compared to male paid employees | -0.1371 compared to male paid employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 3 Pakistan -0.0721 compared to male paid employees compare
- 4 Paraguay -0.0944 compared to male paid employees compare
- 5 Philippines -0.1286 compared to male paid employees compare
- 7 Guatemala -0.1382 compared to male paid employees compare
- 8 Ethiopia -0.1426 compared to male paid employees compare
- 9 Ecuador -0.1865 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan?
- Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health in Jordan was -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1371 compared to male paid employees in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2967 compared to male paid employees in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health?
- Jordan ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the private sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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