Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
5.52
Rwanda
Lowest
0.9661
Dominican Republic
Median
1.61
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
381
What the numbers show
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 5.52 in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.9661 in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.61, and the mean is 1.89.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 109.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 23.5%).
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 5.52 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2020 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 2.53 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 2.5 | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 2.3 | 2016 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 2.26 | 2016 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 2.21 | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 2.08 | 2017 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 2.06 | 2011 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 2.06 | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 2.01 | 2016 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 1.85 | 2017 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 13 | South Africa | 1.85 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.65 | 2017 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1.57 | 2015 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 1.57 | 2005 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 1.55 | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 1.54 | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 1.5 | 2018 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 1.44 | 2021 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.4 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Mauritius | 1.36 | 2012 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 23 | Jordan | 1.33 | 2016 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 1.28 | 2016 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 1.26 | 2013 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 26 | Palestine | 1.1 | 2007 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 1.04 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.9661 | 2013 | down 13.1% | falling |