Belgium vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians

Belgium
-0.099 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
-0.0695 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Belgium rank
47th
Portugal rank
44th

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

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports -0.0695 compared to formal wage employees against -0.099 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium, a difference of 0.0295 compared to formal wage employees.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Portugal ahead.

Belgium ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 44th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s -0.106 compared to formal wage employees 0.2154 compared to formal wage employees 0.3214 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s -0.0919 compared to formal wage employees -0.0146 compared to formal wage employees 0.0773 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at -0.0695 compared to formal wage employees against -0.099 compared to formal wage employees in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Belgium and Portugal?
0.0295 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Belgium ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 44th 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