Australia vs Malta: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Australia
-0.0286 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Malta
-0.015 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
28th
Malta rank
25th

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

  • Australia
  • Malta
-0.2-0.100.10.2200220102018

How they compare

Malta currently reports -0.015 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0136 compared to formal wage employees.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 28th and Malta ranks 25th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malta Difference Ahead
2000s -0.14 compared to formal wage employees -0.0669 compared to formal wage employees 0.073 compared to formal wage employees Malta
2010s -0.0281 compared to formal wage employees 0.0887 compared to formal wage employees 0.1169 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: professionals, Australia or Malta?
Malta, at -0.015 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Australia and Malta?
0.0136 compared to formal wage employees, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Australia and Malta rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Australia ranks 28th and Malta ranks 25th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals (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: Professionals (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 604 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed