Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees)

Highlights

As of 2021, Costa Rica ranks first with 0.4, followed by Panama (0.2) and El Salvador (0.2).

Costa Rica is 1.8 times higher than Panama, the runner-up.

Across 10 countries and territories, values run from 0.4 (Costa Rica) to -0.3 (Ghana), with a median of -0.0.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 8 from the Americas, 1 from Africa and 1 from Asia.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees), 2021. Unit: compared to formal wage employees.