Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
0.8431 compared to paid wage employees
Paraguay
Lowest
-0.3943 compared to paid wage employees
Australia
Median
0.1068 compared to paid wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
260
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 0.8431 compared to paid wage employees in Paraguay; the lowest is -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1068 compared to paid wage employees, and the mean is 0.1735 compared to paid wage employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,317.9%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 628.5%).
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 0.8431 compared to paid wage employees | 2010 | up 2,317.9% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 0.7789 compared to paid wage employees | 2019 | up 565.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 0.7171 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 0.6614 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 1,366.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 0.5578 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 721.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0.4059 compared to paid wage employees | 2020 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 0.334 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 0.2748 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Colombia | 0.2602 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 10 | El Salvador | 0.2377 compared to paid wage employees | 2014 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Guatemala | 0.1261 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 268.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.1068 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.0728 compared to paid wage employees | 2016 | up 315.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Philippines | 0.032 compared to paid wage employees | 2014 | up 790.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Chile | -0.0002 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine | -0.0141 compared to paid wage employees | 2007 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | -0.1224 compared to paid wage employees | 2019 | down 271.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | -0.1322 compared to paid wage employees | 2017 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Russia | -0.2255 compared to paid wage employees | 2011 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 22 | Armenia | -0.3853 compared to paid wage employees | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | -0.3943 compared to paid wage employees | 2015 | down 628.5% | volatile |