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

Portugal
0.0939 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Uruguay
0.0869 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Portugal rank
24th
Uruguay rank
25th

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

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0939 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay, a difference of 0.007 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Uruguay ahead.

Portugal ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2595 compared to formal wage employees 0.5713 compared to formal wage employees 0.3118 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s 0.3207 compared to formal wage employees 0.398 compared to formal wage employees 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: no education, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 0.0939 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: no education between Portugal and Uruguay?
0.007 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: no education?
Portugal ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 25th 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