Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.7274 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
3rd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7274 compared to paid wage employees
in 2015
All-time low
0.0645 compared to paid wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.461 compared to paid wage employees2001: 0.661 compared to paid wage employees2002: 0.427 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.347 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.47 compared to paid wage employees2005: 0.378 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.064 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.313 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.477 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.184 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.601 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.665 compared to paid wage employees2015: 0.727 compared to paid wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to paid wage employees.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Costa Rica is 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0645 compared to paid wage employees, in 2006.

Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 0.4612 compared to paid wage employees
2001 0.661 compared to paid wage employees +43.3%
2002 0.4274 compared to paid wage employees -35.3%
2003 0.3475 compared to paid wage employees -18.7%
2004 0.4696 compared to paid wage employees +35.1%
2005 0.3777 compared to paid wage employees -19.6%
2006 0.0645 compared to paid wage employees -82.9%
2007 0.3131 compared to paid wage employees +385.7%
2008 0.4768 compared to paid wage employees +52.3%
2009 0.1843 compared to paid wage employees -61.3%
2010 0.6013 compared to paid wage employees +226.2%
2012 0.6649 compared to paid wage employees +10.6%
2015 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3783 compared to paid wage employees 0.0645 compared to paid wage employees 0.661 compared to paid wage employees 10
2010s 0.6645 compared to paid wage employees 0.6013 compared to paid wage employees 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 South Africa 1.26 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 2 Sri Lanka 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 4 El Salvador 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 0.5008 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Costa Rica was 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees in 2015.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0645 compared to paid wage employees in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 24 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. 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 Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
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