Latvia vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male

Latvia
0.0342 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Portugal
0.0285 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Latvia rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male over time

  • Latvia
  • Portugal
-0.100.10.2200720122018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0342 compared to all private employees against 0.0285 compared to all private employees in Portugal, a difference of 0.0057 compared to all private employees.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1783 compared to all private employees 0.1123 compared to all private employees 0.066 compared to all private employees Latvia
2010s 0.022 compared to all private employees 0.053 compared to all private employees 0.0309 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: male, Latvia or Portugal?
Latvia, at 0.0342 compared to all private employees against 0.0285 compared to all private employees in Portugal as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by gender: male between Latvia and Portugal?
0.0057 compared to all private employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by gender: male?
Latvia ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by gender: Male (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: Male (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, 737 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed