Estonia vs Latvia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: No education

Estonia
0.1532 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Latvia
0.1321 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Estonia rank
16th
Latvia rank
18th

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

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.0211 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 18th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1068 compared to formal wage employees 0.2947 compared to formal wage employees 0.188 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.1501 compared to formal wage employees 0.0257 compared to formal wage employees 0.1244 compared to formal wage employees Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Estonia or Latvia?
Estonia, at 0.1532 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1321 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Estonia and Latvia?
0.0211 compared to formal wage employees, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Estonia ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 18th 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