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

Bulgaria
-0.1045 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Poland
-0.1367 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
41st
Poland rank
43rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Poland
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200520112018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.1045 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees in Poland, a difference of 0.0322 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Poland ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 41st and Poland ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Poland Difference Ahead
2000s -0.112 compared to formal wage employees -0.1267 compared to formal wage employees 0.0147 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria
2010s -0.0997 compared to formal wage employees -0.0914 compared to formal wage employees 0.0083 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, Bulgaria or Poland?
Bulgaria, at -0.1045 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 Bulgaria and Poland?
0.0322 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Poland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Bulgaria ranks 41st 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