Iceland vs Slovakia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Secondary education

Iceland
0.0198 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
Slovakia
0.0289 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Iceland rank
39th
Slovakia rank
38th

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

  • Iceland
  • Slovakia
-0.0500.050.10.15200420102017

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.0289 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0198 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland, a difference of 0.0091 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 39th and Slovakia ranks 38th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.045 compared to formal wage employees -0.0004 compared to formal wage employees 0.0454 compared to formal wage employees Iceland
2010s 0.0884 compared to formal wage employees 0.021 compared to formal wage employees 0.0674 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: secondary education, Iceland or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.0289 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0198 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Iceland and Slovakia?
0.0091 compared to formal wage employees, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Iceland ranks 39th and Slovakia ranks 38th 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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About this data

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