Finland vs Slovak Republic: Public sector wage premium

Finland
-0.0628 compared to all private employees
in 2018
Slovak Republic
-0.0384 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Finland rank
52nd
Slovak Republic rank
49th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Finland
  • Slovak Republic
-0.075-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05200520112018

How they compare

Slovak Republic currently reports -0.0384 compared to all private employees against -0.0628 compared to all private employees in Finland, a difference of 0.0244 compared to all private employees.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Slovak Republic ahead.

Finland ranks 52nd and Slovak Republic ranks 49th of 60 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Slovak Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Slovak Republic Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0098 compared to all private employees 0.0119 compared to all private employees 0.0217 compared to all private employees Slovak Republic
2010s -0.0075 compared to all private employees -0.0193 compared to all private employees 0.0119 compared to all private employees Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Finland or Slovak Republic?
Slovak Republic, at -0.0384 compared to all private employees against -0.0628 compared to all private employees in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Finland and Slovak Republic?
0.0244 compared to all private employees, with Slovak Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovak Republic?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Finland and Slovak Republic rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Finland ranks 52nd and Slovak Republic ranks 49th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium (compared to all private employees). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Slovak Republic: Public sector wage premium. Statizoid. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-wage-premium-compared-to-all-private-employees/finland/slovak-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-wage-premium-compared-to-all-private-employees/finland/slovak-republic/">Finland vs Slovak Republic: Public sector wage premium</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 738 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed