Brazil vs Cyprus: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Brazil
0.0247 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Cyprus
0.0149 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Brazil rank
21st
Cyprus rank
23rd

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

  • Brazil
  • Cyprus
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0149 compared to formal wage employees in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0098 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cyprus ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Cyprus ranks 23rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cyprus Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1674 compared to formal wage employees 0.1756 compared to formal wage employees 0.343 compared to formal wage employees Cyprus
2010s -0.0651 compared to formal wage employees 0.1107 compared to formal wage employees 0.1758 compared to formal wage employees Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Brazil or Cyprus?
Brazil, at 0.0247 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0149 compared to formal wage employees in Cyprus as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Brazil and Cyprus?
0.0098 compared to formal wage employees, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cyprus?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Cyprus rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Brazil ranks 21st and Cyprus ranks 23rd 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