Bulgaria vs Peru: Public sector wage premium

Bulgaria
0.0876 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Peru
0.1095 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
31st
Peru rank
29th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Peru
-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.1200020102021

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1095 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0876 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0219 compared to formal wage employees.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Peru Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0733 compared to formal wage employees -0.1759 compared to formal wage employees 0.1026 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria
2010s 0.0127 compared to formal wage employees -0.1242 compared to formal wage employees 0.1369 compared to formal wage employees Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Bulgaria or Peru?
Peru, at 0.1095 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0876 compared to formal wage employees in Bulgaria as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Bulgaria and Peru?
0.0219 compared to formal wage employees, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Peru?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Peru rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th 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