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

Bulgaria
0.5802 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Panama
0.6479 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
4th
Panama rank
2nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0677 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Panama ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 4th and Panama ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Panama Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1274 compared to formal wage employees 0.053 compared to formal wage employees 0.1804 compared to formal wage employees Panama
2010s 0.1403 compared to formal wage employees 0.0917 compared to formal wage employees 0.0486 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria

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 Panama?
Panama, at 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5802 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Bulgaria and Panama?
0.0677 compared to formal wage employees, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Panama ranks 2nd 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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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