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

Paraguay
-0.1358 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Portugal
-0.0622 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Paraguay rank
48th
Portugal rank
45th

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

  • Paraguay
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0736 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Portugal ahead.

Paraguay ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 45th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0251 compared to formal wage employees 0.0748 compared to formal wage employees 0.0999 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.1021 compared to formal wage employees 0.0419 compared to formal wage employees 0.0603 compared to formal wage employees Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education, Paraguay or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.0622 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1358 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education between Paraguay and Portugal?
0.0736 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: secondary education?
Paraguay ranks 48th 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