Bulgaria vs Hungary: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Bulgaria
0.131 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Hungary
0.1121 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
26th
Hungary rank
28th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
-0.100.1200620122018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.131 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1121 compared to formal wage employees in Hungary, a difference of 0.0189 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Hungary ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 26th and Hungary ranks 28th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Hungary Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0475 compared to formal wage employees 0.0787 compared to formal wage employees 0.1262 compared to formal wage employees Hungary
2010s 0.0436 compared to formal wage employees 0.0562 compared to formal wage employees 0.0126 compared to formal wage employees Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Bulgaria or Hungary?
Bulgaria, at 0.131 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1121 compared to formal wage employees in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Bulgaria and Hungary?
0.0189 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Bulgaria ranks 26th and Hungary ranks 28th 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