Brazil vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Brazil
0.1093 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Portugal
0.0939 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Brazil rank
23rd
Portugal rank
24th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education over time

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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0939 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0154 compared to formal wage employees.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0425 compared to formal wage employees 0.2595 compared to formal wage employees 0.217 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.1103 compared to formal wage employees 0.312 compared to formal wage employees 0.2016 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Brazil or Portugal?
Brazil, at 0.1093 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0939 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Brazil and Portugal?
0.0154 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Brazil ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 24th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (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
Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 612 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed