Iceland vs Slovakia: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Iceland
-0.1993 compared to formal wage employees
in 2013
Slovakia
-0.1524 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Iceland rank
50th
Slovakia rank
47th

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

  • Iceland
  • Slovakia
-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200420102017

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1993 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland, a difference of 0.0469 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 50th and Slovakia ranks 47th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.124 compared to formal wage employees -0.1127 compared to formal wage employees 0.0113 compared to formal wage employees Slovakia
2010s -0.1368 compared to formal wage employees -0.1263 compared to formal wage employees 0.0105 compared to formal wage employees Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Iceland or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1993 compared to formal wage employees in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Iceland and Slovakia?
0.0469 compared to formal wage employees, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Iceland ranks 50th and Slovakia ranks 47th 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