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

Bulgaria
-0.1045 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Greece
-0.0912 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
41st
Greece rank
38th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200720122018

How they compare

Greece currently reports -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0133 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 41st and Greece ranks 38th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
2000s -0.112 compared to formal wage employees -0.1102 compared to formal wage employees 0.0018 compared to formal wage employees Greece
2010s -0.1002 compared to formal wage employees -0.131 compared to formal wage employees 0.0308 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, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.0133 compared to formal wage employees, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Greece ranks 38th 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