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

Ireland
-0.1465 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Poland
-0.1367 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Ireland rank
45th
Poland rank
43rd

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

  • Ireland
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1465 compared to formal wage employees in Ireland, a difference of 0.0098 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 45th and Poland ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1218 compared to formal wage employees -0.1291 compared to formal wage employees 0.2509 compared to formal wage employees Ireland
2010s 0.0483 compared to formal wage employees -0.0914 compared to formal wage employees 0.1397 compared to formal wage employees Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Ireland or Poland?
Poland, at -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1465 compared to formal wage employees in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Ireland and Poland?
0.0098 compared to formal wage employees, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Ireland ranks 45th 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