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

Portugal
0.0586 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Romania
0.0888 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Portugal rank
43rd
Romania rank
41st

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female over time

  • Portugal
  • Romania
-0.2-0.100.10.2200020092018

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0888 compared to all private employees against 0.0586 compared to all private employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0302 compared to all private employees.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

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

Portugal ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2 compared to all private employees 0.0166 compared to all private employees 0.1835 compared to all private employees Portugal
2010s 0.1029 compared to all private employees 0.0061 compared to all private employees 0.0967 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, Portugal or Romania?
Romania, at 0.0888 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 Portugal and Romania?
0.0302 compared to all private employees, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
Portugal ranks 43rd 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