Brazil vs Spain: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Brazil
0.284 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Spain
0.2474 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Brazil rank
7th
Spain rank
10th

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

  • Brazil
  • Spain
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.284 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees in Spain, a difference of 0.0366 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 7th and Spain ranks 10th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0625 compared to formal wage employees 0.3009 compared to formal wage employees 0.2383 compared to formal wage employees Spain
2010s 0.1766 compared to formal wage employees 0.3264 compared to formal wage employees 0.1498 compared to formal wage employees Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Brazil or Spain?
Brazil, at 0.284 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2474 compared to formal wage employees in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Brazil and Spain?
0.0366 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Brazil ranks 7th and Spain ranks 10th 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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About this data

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