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

Jordan: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1401 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
down 52.9%
World rank
15th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.4765 compared to paid wage employees
in 2002
All-time low
0.1401 compared to paid wage employees
in 2016
Years of data
10
2002–2016

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Jordan, 2002–2016

0.10.20.30.40.52002200920162002: 0.477 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.181 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.154 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.206 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.224 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.162 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.162 compared to paid wage employees2013: 0.166 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.297 compared to paid wage employees2016: 0.14 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2016, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Jordan stood at 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 52.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Jordan peaked at 0.4765 compared to paid wage employees in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees, in 2016.

That places Jordan 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Jordan, 2002 to 2016.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 0.4765 compared to paid wage employees
2007 0.1811 compared to paid wage employees -62.0%
2008 0.1539 compared to paid wage employees -15.0%
2009 0.2055 compared to paid wage employees +33.5%
2010 0.2239 compared to paid wage employees +8.9%
2011 0.1615 compared to paid wage employees -27.9%
2012 0.1623 compared to paid wage employees +0.5%
2013 0.1662 compared to paid wage employees +2.4%
2014 0.2972 compared to paid wage employees +78.8%
2016 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees -52.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2543 compared to paid wage employees 0.1539 compared to paid wage employees 0.4765 compared to paid wage employees 4
2010s 0.1919 compared to paid wage employees 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees 0.2972 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 12 Philippines 0.2171 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 13 Honduras 0.1641 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 14 Palestine, State of 0.1512 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 16 Republic of Moldova 0.0996 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 17 Argentina 0.0909 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 18 Chile 0.0857 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 Jordan?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Jordan was 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4765 compared to paid wage employees in 2002.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1401 compared to paid wage employees in 2016.
How does Jordan rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Jordan ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2016.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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