Malta vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks

Malta
-0.0368 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
-0.0173 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Malta rank
45th
Portugal rank
42nd

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

  • Malta
  • Portugal
-0.2-0.100.10.2200720122018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.0173 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0368 compared to formal wage employees in Malta, a difference of 0.0195 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Portugal ahead.

Malta ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1901 compared to formal wage employees 0.0137 compared to formal wage employees 0.2037 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.0062 compared to formal wage employees -0.0702 compared to formal wage employees 0.0764 compared to formal wage employees Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks, Malta or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.0173 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0368 compared to formal wage employees in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks between Malta and Portugal?
0.0195 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Malta ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd 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