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

Bulgaria
0.0414 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Latvia
0.0464 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
27th
Latvia rank
26th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
-0.2-0.100.10.2200720122018

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0464 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.005 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 26th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1384 compared to formal wage employees 0.1052 compared to formal wage employees 0.2436 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s -0.0387 compared to formal wage employees -0.0191 compared to formal wage employees 0.0196 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: technicians, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.0464 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Bulgaria and Latvia?
0.005 compared to formal wage employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 26th 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