Romania vs Switzerland: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Professionals

Romania
-0.025 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Switzerland
-0.0208 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Romania rank
27th
Switzerland rank
26th

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

  • Romania
  • Switzerland
-0.15-0.1-0.05-0200020092018

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports -0.0208 compared to formal wage employees against -0.025 compared to formal wage employees in Romania, a difference of 0.0042 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0894 compared to formal wage employees -0.1361 compared to formal wage employees 0.0467 compared to formal wage employees Romania
2010s -0.0988 compared to formal wage employees -0.0797 compared to formal wage employees 0.0191 compared to formal wage employees Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals, Romania or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at -0.0208 compared to formal wage employees against -0.025 compared to formal wage employees in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals between Romania and Switzerland?
0.0042 compared to formal wage employees, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: professionals?
Romania ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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