Bulgaria vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female

Bulgaria
0.0705 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Portugal
0.0586 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Portugal rank
43rd

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Portugal
-0.2-0.100.10.2200720122018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0705 compared to all private employees against 0.0586 compared to all private employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0119 compared to all private employees.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Portugal ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 43rd of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0957 compared to all private employees 0.2 compared to all private employees 0.2957 compared to all private employees Portugal
2010s 0.0059 compared to all private employees 0.1029 compared to all private employees 0.097 compared to all private employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by gender: female, Bulgaria or Portugal?
Bulgaria, at 0.0705 compared to all private employees against 0.0586 compared to all private employees in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: female between Bulgaria and Portugal?
0.0119 compared to all private employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 43rd of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private 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 gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed