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

Latvia
0.0464 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Sri Lanka
0.0514 compared to formal wage employees
in 2015
Latvia rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
24th

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

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
-0.100.10.20.30.4200720122018

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0514 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0464 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia, a difference of 0.005 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Latvia ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0673 compared to formal wage employees 0.179 compared to formal wage employees 0.1117 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka
2010s -0.0153 compared to formal wage employees -0.0117 compared to formal wage employees 0.0036 compared to formal wage employees Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0514 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0464 compared to formal wage employees in Latvia as of 2015.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
0.005 compared to formal wage employees, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2015.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
Latvia ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th 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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About this data

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