Iceland vs Russia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Primary education

Iceland
-0.0975 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
Russia
-0.1 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Iceland rank
40th
Russia rank
41st

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

  • Iceland
  • Russia
-0.6-0.4-0.2-0200020082016

How they compare

Iceland currently reports -0.0975 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1 compared to formal wage employees in Russia, a difference of 0.0025 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 40th and Russia ranks 41st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Russia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0518 compared to formal wage employees -0.269 compared to formal wage employees 0.2171 compared to formal wage employees Iceland
2010s -0.0223 compared to formal wage employees -0.1259 compared to formal wage employees 0.1037 compared to formal wage employees Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Iceland or Russia?
Iceland, at -0.0975 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1 compared to formal wage employees in Russia as of 2013.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Iceland and Russia?
0.0025 compared to formal wage employees, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Russia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Russia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Iceland ranks 40th and Russia ranks 41st 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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About this data

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