Namibia vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by education level: Tertiary education

Namibia
0.2223 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Portugal
0.2374 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Namibia rank
14th
Portugal rank
11th

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

  • Namibia
  • Portugal
00.20.4200720122018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2223 compared to formal wage employees in Namibia, a difference of 0.0151 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.

Namibia ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 11th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0173 compared to formal wage employees 0.3399 compared to formal wage employees 0.3226 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.1516 compared to formal wage employees 0.1363 compared to formal wage employees 0.0154 compared to formal wage employees Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Namibia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2223 compared to formal wage employees in Namibia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Namibia and Portugal?
0.0151 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Namibia and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Namibia ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 11th 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