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

Latvia
-0.1365 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Russia
-0.1 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Latvia rank
44th
Russia rank
41st

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

  • Latvia
  • Russia
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2200020092018

How they compare

Russia currently reports -0.1 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1365 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.0365 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 44th and Russia ranks 41st of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Russia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0817 compared to formal wage employees -0.3216 compared to formal wage employees 0.2399 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s -0.0047 compared to formal wage employees -0.1075 compared to formal wage employees 0.1028 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education, Latvia or Russia?
Russia, at -0.1 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1365 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education between Latvia and Russia?
0.0365 compared to formal wage employees, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Russia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Latvia and Russia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: primary education?
Latvia ranks 44th 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