Bulgaria vs Italy: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Bulgaria
0.5802 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Italy
0.5571 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
4th
Italy rank
5th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
-0.500.51200720122018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees in Italy, a difference of 0.0231 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1274 compared to formal wage employees 0.6963 compared to formal wage employees 0.8237 compared to formal wage employees Italy
2010s 0.2148 compared to formal wage employees 0.3522 compared to formal wage employees 0.1374 compared to formal wage employees Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Bulgaria or Italy?
Bulgaria, at 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.0231 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Italy ranks 5th 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