Bulgaria vs Mexico: Public sector wage premium

Bulgaria
0.0876 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Mexico
0.1103 compared to formal wage employees
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
31st
Mexico rank
28th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Mexico
-0.100.10.2200020092019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.1103 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0876 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0227 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 28th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0733 compared to formal wage employees 0.1094 compared to formal wage employees 0.1826 compared to formal wage employees Mexico
2010s 0.0246 compared to formal wage employees 0.1432 compared to formal wage employees 0.1186 compared to formal wage employees Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Bulgaria or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.1103 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0876 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Bulgaria and Mexico?
0.0227 compared to formal wage employees, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mexico?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Mexico rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 28th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Public sector wage premium (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 (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 658 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed