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

Finland
-0.0521 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
-0.0452 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Finland rank
37th
Portugal rank
34th

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

  • Finland
  • Portugal
-0.0500.050.10.15200720122018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.0452 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0521 compared to formal wage employees in Finland, a difference of 0.0069 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.

Finland ranks 37th 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 Finland Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0043 compared to formal wage employees 0.1433 compared to formal wage employees 0.1476 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s -0.0041 compared to formal wage employees 0.0023 compared to formal wage employees 0.0064 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, Finland or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.0452 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0521 compared to formal wage employees in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Finland and Portugal?
0.0069 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Finland ranks 37th 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