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

Belgium
-0.1251 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
France
-0.1433 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Belgium rank
42nd
France rank
44th

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

  • Belgium
  • France
-0.3-0.25-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05200420112018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1433 compared to formal wage employees in France, a difference of 0.0182 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 42nd and France ranks 44th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium France Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1243 compared to formal wage employees -0.1318 compared to formal wage employees 0.0075 compared to formal wage employees Belgium
2010s -0.1425 compared to formal wage employees -0.2153 compared to formal wage employees 0.0728 compared to formal wage employees Belgium

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 France?
Belgium, at -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1433 compared to formal wage employees in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Belgium and France?
0.0182 compared to formal wage employees, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Belgium ranks 42nd and France ranks 44th 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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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