Austria vs Uruguay: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Austria
0.0836 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Uruguay
0.0869 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Austria rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
32nd

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

  • Austria
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees in Austria, a difference of 0.0033 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1292 compared to formal wage employees 0.0119 compared to formal wage employees 0.1173 compared to formal wage employees Austria
2010s 0.1186 compared to formal wage employees 0.0785 compared to formal wage employees 0.0401 compared to formal wage employees Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Austria or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0869 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees in Austria as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Austria and Uruguay?
0.0033 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Uruguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Austria and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Austria ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 32nd of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary 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: Tertiary 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