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

Latvia
-0.1515 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Poland
-0.1367 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Latvia rank
46th
Poland rank
43rd

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

  • Latvia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.0148 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 46th and Poland ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1105 compared to formal wage employees -0.1267 compared to formal wage employees 0.2371 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s -0.0523 compared to formal wage employees -0.0914 compared to formal wage employees 0.0391 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Latvia or Poland?
Poland, at -0.1367 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Latvia and Poland?
0.0148 compared to formal wage employees, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Latvia ranks 46th 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