Moldova vs Russia: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Moldova
-0.2776 compared to formal wage employees
in 2012
Russia
-0.3742 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Moldova rank
53rd
Russia rank
54th

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

  • Moldova
  • Russia
-0.6-0.4-0.2200020082016

How they compare

Moldova currently reports -0.2776 compared to formal wage employees against -0.3742 compared to formal wage employees in Russia, a difference of 0.0966 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Russia ahead.

Moldova ranks 53rd and Russia ranks 54th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Russia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2342 compared to formal wage employees -0.2218 compared to formal wage employees 0.0124 compared to formal wage employees Russia
2010s -0.3615 compared to formal wage employees -0.1411 compared to formal wage employees 0.2204 compared to formal wage employees Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Moldova or Russia?
Moldova, at -0.2776 compared to formal wage employees against -0.3742 compared to formal wage employees in Russia as of 2012.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Moldova and Russia?
0.0966 compared to formal wage employees, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Russia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2012.
How do Moldova and Russia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Moldova ranks 53rd and Russia ranks 54th 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