Bulgaria vs Portugal: P-Value: Public sector wage premium

Bulgaria
0.012 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
0.0139 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
12th
Portugal rank
11th

P-Value: Public sector wage premium over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0139 compared to formal wage employees against 0.012 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0019 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 11th of 54 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1337 compared to formal wage employees 0 compared to formal wage employees 0.1336 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria
2010s 0.4735 compared to formal wage employees 0.0054 compared to formal wage employees 0.4682 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, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0139 compared to formal wage employees against 0.012 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in p-value: public sector wage premium between Bulgaria and Portugal?
0.0019 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for p-value: public sector wage premium?
Bulgaria ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 11th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as P-Value: Public sector wage premium (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
P-Value: Public sector wage premium (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, 658 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed