Australia vs Bulgaria: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians

Australia
0.0117 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Bulgaria
0.0414 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Australia rank
28th
Bulgaria rank
27th

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

  • Australia
  • Bulgaria
-0.2-0.1-00.1200220102018

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0117 compared to formal wage employees in Australia, a difference of 0.0297 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.6 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Bulgaria Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1567 compared to formal wage employees -0.1384 compared to formal wage employees 0.0183 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria
2010s -0.0264 compared to formal wage employees -0.0804 compared to formal wage employees 0.0541 compared to formal wage employees Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians, Australia or Bulgaria?
Bulgaria, at 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0117 compared to formal wage employees in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Australia and Bulgaria?
0.0297 compared to formal wage employees, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Bulgaria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Australia and Bulgaria rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Australia ranks 28th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians (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: Technicians (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed