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

Panama
0.2835 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Portugal
0.2374 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Panama rank
8th
Portugal rank
11th

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

  • Panama
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.2835 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0461 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

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

Panama ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0311 compared to formal wage employees 0.4223 compared to formal wage employees 0.4534 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s -0.0705 compared to formal wage employees 0.2578 compared to formal wage employees 0.3283 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education, Panama or Portugal?
Panama, at 0.2835 compared to formal wage employees against 0.2374 compared to formal wage employees in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education between Panama and Portugal?
0.0461 compared to formal wage employees, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Panama and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by education level: tertiary education?
Panama ranks 8th 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