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

Greece
-0.0912 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
United Kingdom
-0.0926 compared to formal wage employees
in 2016
Greece rank
38th
United Kingdom rank
39th

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

  • Greece
  • United Kingdom
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05200520112018

How they compare

Greece currently reports -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0926 compared to formal wage employees in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0014 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Greece ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1102 compared to formal wage employees -0.0536 compared to formal wage employees 0.0566 compared to formal wage employees United Kingdom
2010s -0.1491 compared to formal wage employees -0.0811 compared to formal wage employees 0.068 compared to formal wage employees United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Greece or United Kingdom?
Greece, at -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0926 compared to formal wage employees in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Greece and United Kingdom?
0.0014 compared to formal wage employees, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Kingdom?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Greece and United Kingdom rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Greece ranks 38th and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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