Belgium vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Belgium
-0.0462 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
-0.0452 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Belgium rank
35th
Portugal rank
34th

Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.0452 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0462 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium, a difference of 0.001 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0464 compared to formal wage employees 0.1079 compared to formal wage employees 0.1544 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s -0.061 compared to formal wage employees 0.0162 compared to formal wage employees 0.0772 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.0452 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0462 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Belgium and Portugal?
0.001 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Belgium ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 34th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary 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: Primary 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
54 places, 652 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed