Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health was -0.2346 compared to male paid employees in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
-0.2346 compared to male paid employees
Change on year
down 73.7%
World rank
19th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.0901 compared to male paid employees
in 2000
All-time low
-0.2753 compared to male paid employees
in 2005
Years of data
13
2000–2015
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to male paid employees.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -0.2346 compared to male paid employees for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at -0.0901 compared to male paid employees in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.2753 compared to male paid employees, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | compared to male paid employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.0901 compared to male paid employees | — |
| 2001 | -0.2637 compared to male paid employees | +192.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1978 compared to male paid employees | -25.0% |
| 2003 | -0.225 compared to male paid employees | +13.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1465 compared to male paid employees | -34.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2753 compared to male paid employees | +87.8% |
| 2006 | -0.2292 compared to male paid employees | -16.7% |
| 2007 | -0.104 compared to male paid employees | -54.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1869 compared to male paid employees | +79.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1589 compared to male paid employees | -15.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1013 compared to male paid employees | -36.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1351 compared to male paid employees | +33.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2346 compared to male paid employees | +73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1877 compared to male paid employees | -0.2753 compared to male paid employees | -0.0901 compared to male paid employees | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.157 compared to male paid employees | -0.2346 compared to male paid employees | -0.1013 compared to male paid employees | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 16 Brazil -0.2235 compared to male paid employees compare
- 17 Colombia -0.2284 compared to male paid employees compare
- 18 Palestine, State of -0.2333 compared to male paid employees compare
- 20 Peru -0.2406 compared to male paid employees compare
- 21 Ethiopia -0.255 compared to male paid employees compare
- 22 Chile -0.268 compared to male paid employees compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
- Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health in Costa Rica was -0.2346 compared to male paid employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0901 compared to male paid employees in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2753 compared to male paid employees in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Gender wage premium in the public sector, by industry: Health (compared to male paid employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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