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

Australia
-0.0286 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Romania
-0.025 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
28th
Romania rank
27th

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

  • Australia
  • Romania
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200020092018

How they compare

Romania currently reports -0.025 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0286 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0036 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and Romania ranks 27th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Romania Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1477 compared to formal wage employees -0.0894 compared to formal wage employees 0.0583 compared to formal wage employees Romania
2010s -0.0281 compared to formal wage employees -0.1237 compared to formal wage employees 0.0956 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: professionals, Australia or Romania?
Romania, at -0.025 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 Romania?
0.0036 compared to formal wage employees, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Australia ranks 28th and Romania ranks 27th 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