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

Italy
0.5571 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Panama
0.6479 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Italy rank
5th
Panama rank
2nd

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

  • Italy
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees in Italy, a difference of 0.0908 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Panama ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6963 compared to formal wage employees 0.053 compared to formal wage employees 0.6433 compared to formal wage employees Italy
2010s 0.1638 compared to formal wage employees 0.3343 compared to formal wage employees 0.1704 compared to formal wage employees Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Italy or Panama?
Panama, at 0.6479 compared to formal wage employees against 0.5571 compared to formal wage employees in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Italy and Panama?
0.0908 compared to formal wage employees, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Panama?
6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Italy and Panama rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Italy ranks 5th 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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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