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

Bulgaria
0.0705 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Romania
0.0888 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
42nd
Romania rank
41st

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
-0.15-0.1-0.05-00.050.1200020092018

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0888 compared to all private employees against 0.0705 compared to all private employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0183 compared to all private employees.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0957 compared to all private employees 0.0166 compared to all private employees 0.1123 compared to all private employees Romania
2010s 0.0059 compared to all private employees 0.0061 compared to all private employees 0.0003 compared to all private employees Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by gender: female, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 0.0888 compared to all private employees against 0.0705 compared to all private employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: female between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0183 compared to all private employees, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st 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