Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) by country
Countries reporting
60
Highest
0.8273 compared to all private employees
Zambia
Lowest
-0.3883 compared to all private employees
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.0984 compared to all private employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
737
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 0.8273 compared to all private employees in Zambia; the lowest is -0.3883 compared to all private employees in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0984 compared to all private employees, and the mean is 0.1455 compared to all private employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 3,275.6%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 783.5%).
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 0.8273 compared to all private employees | 2014 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 0.5944 compared to all private employees | 2019 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 0.5549 compared to all private employees | 2015 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 0.5537 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 0.548 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 6 | Panama | 0.5441 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0.5042 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5009 compared to all private employees | 2020 | up 56.7% | falling |
| 9 | Guatemala | 0.482 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 124.0% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 0.399 compared to all private employees | 2010 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0.3972 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 0.3532 compared to all private employees | 2020 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 0.3414 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 3,275.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Jordan | 0.3294 compared to all private employees | 2016 | up 241.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 0.3272 compared to all private employees | 2016 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 0.3135 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 356.9% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 0.3119 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0.3053 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 184.6% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2273 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 1,751.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 0.1921 compared to all private employees | 2014 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 0.191 compared to all private employees | 2015 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.1862 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 280.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 0.1809 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.1749 compared to all private employees | 2019 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 0.1734 compared to all private employees | 2016 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 0.1438 compared to all private employees | 2015 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Georgia | 0.1343 compared to all private employees | 2013 | up 374.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 0.1084 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 421.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 0.1002 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 0.0988 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 0.0981 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 0.0744 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 0.0723 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 3,110.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0.0646 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 0.0342 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 0.0322 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 37 | Portugal | 0.0285 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 0.0272 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 0.0251 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 40 | Ireland | 0.0129 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.01 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 0.0055 compared to all private employees | 2019 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.0032 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | -0.0048 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | -0.0052 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | -0.008 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | -0.0307 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 400.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | -0.0426 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Switzerland | -0.0577 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | -0.0908 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 51 | Iceland | -0.0938 compared to all private employees | 2013 | down 153.8% | falling |
| 52 | Russia | -0.0962 compared to all private employees | 2016 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 53 | France | -0.1177 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 54 | Mongolia | -0.1236 compared to all private employees | 2021 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 55 | United Kingdom | -0.1267 compared to all private employees | 2016 | down 327.7% | volatile |
| 56 | South Africa | -0.1509 compared to all private employees | 2019 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Armenia | -0.1529 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 783.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | -0.1656 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 202.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Hungary | -0.1995 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 488.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Moldova | -0.3883 compared to all private employees | 2012 | down 62.7% | falling |