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

Belgium
-0.1251 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Poland
-0.1367 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Belgium rank
42nd
Poland rank
43rd

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

  • Belgium
  • Poland
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05200420112018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees in Poland, a difference of 0.0116 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Poland Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1363 compared to formal wage employees -0.1291 compared to formal wage employees 0.0072 compared to formal wage employees Poland
2010s -0.1447 compared to formal wage employees -0.0914 compared to formal wage employees 0.0533 compared to formal wage employees Poland

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 Poland?
Belgium, at -0.1251 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Belgium and Poland?
0.0116 compared to formal wage employees, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Belgium ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 43rd 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