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

Belgium
-0.0366 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
-0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Belgium rank
43rd
Portugal rank
45th

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

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.0366 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0256 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 45th 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 -0.0189 compared to formal wage employees 0.0446 compared to formal wage employees 0.0636 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s -0.0273 compared to formal wage employees 0.0276 compared to formal wage employees 0.0549 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: secondary education, Belgium or Portugal?
Belgium, at -0.0366 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Belgium and Portugal?
0.0256 compared to formal wage employees, with Belgium 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: secondary education?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 45th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary 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: Secondary 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, 657 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed