Belgium vs Bulgaria: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Belgium
-0.1251 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria
-0.1045 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Belgium rank
42nd
Bulgaria rank
41st

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

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200420112018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium, a difference of 0.0206 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 41st of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1648 compared to formal wage employees -0.112 compared to formal wage employees 0.0528 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria
2010s -0.1425 compared to formal wage employees -0.1002 compared to formal wage employees 0.0423 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Belgium and Bulgaria?
0.0206 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Belgium ranks 42nd and Bulgaria ranks 41st 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