Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (compared to all private employees)

Highlights

As of 2021, El Salvador ranks first with 0.5, followed by Panama (0.5) and Costa Rica (0.4).

The top two are virtually level: El Salvador and Panama differ by less than 1%.

Across 11 countries and territories, values run from 0.5 (El Salvador) to -0.2 (Armenia), with a median of 0.2.

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 gender: Male (compared to all private employees), 2021. Unit: compared to all private employees.