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

Greece
-0.0912 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Uruguay
-0.0759 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Greece rank
38th
Uruguay rank
36th

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

  • Greece
  • Uruguay
-0.3-0.25-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05200120092018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -0.0759 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees in Greece, a difference of 0.0153 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 36th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1102 compared to formal wage employees -0.0864 compared to formal wage employees 0.0238 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay
2010s -0.1338 compared to formal wage employees -0.0767 compared to formal wage employees 0.0571 compared to formal wage employees Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -0.0759 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0912 compared to formal wage employees in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Greece and Uruguay?
0.0153 compared to formal wage employees, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Greece ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 36th 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