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

Latvia
-0.1515 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Slovakia
-0.1524 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
Latvia rank
46th
Slovakia rank
47th

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

  • Latvia
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0009 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 46th and Slovakia ranks 47th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1105 compared to formal wage employees -0.0948 compared to formal wage employees 0.2053 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s -0.0523 compared to formal wage employees -0.1237 compared to formal wage employees 0.0714 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 Slovakia?
Latvia, at -0.1515 compared to formal wage employees against -0.1524 compared to formal wage employees in Slovakia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Latvia and Slovakia?
0.0009 compared to formal wage employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Slovakia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Slovakia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Latvia ranks 46th 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