Bulgaria vs Romania: P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by education level

Bulgaria
0.0059 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Romania
0.0087 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
22nd
Romania rank
21st

P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by education level over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0087 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0059 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0028 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 21st of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5997 compared to formal wage employees 0.6202 compared to formal wage employees 0.0205 compared to formal wage employees Romania
2010s 0.4253 compared to formal wage employees 0.3195 compared to formal wage employees 0.1058 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher p-value: public sector wage premium, by education level, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 0.0087 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0059 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in p-value: public sector wage premium, by education level between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0028 compared to formal wage employees, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for p-value: public sector wage premium, by education level?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 21st of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by education level (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by education level (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 659 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed