Iceland vs United Kingdom: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary

Iceland
-0.3699 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
United Kingdom
-0.3377 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Iceland rank
51st
United Kingdom rank
49th

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

  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports -0.3377 compared to formal wage employees against -0.3699 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland, a difference of 0.0322 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iceland ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 49th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1434 compared to formal wage employees -0.1693 compared to formal wage employees 0.0259 compared to formal wage employees Iceland
2010s -0.0686 compared to formal wage employees -0.1973 compared to formal wage employees 0.1287 compared to formal wage employees Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary, Iceland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at -0.3377 compared to formal wage employees against -0.3699 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland as of 2016.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary between Iceland and United Kingdom?
0.0322 compared to formal wage employees, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: elementary?
Iceland ranks 51st and United Kingdom ranks 49th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Elementary occupation (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, 610 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed