Australia vs Sri Lanka: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks

Australia
0.1174 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Sri Lanka
0.1181 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Australia rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
21st

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
00.10.20.3200220082015

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1181 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1174 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0007 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 53 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0041 compared to formal wage employees 0.1961 compared to formal wage employees 0.192 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s 0.1559 compared to formal wage employees 0.0384 compared to formal wage employees 0.1175 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1181 compared to formal wage employees against 0.1174 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0.0007 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Australia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (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 occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed