Czechia vs Portugal: Public sector wage premium

Czechia
0.0357 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Portugal
0.0472 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Czechia rank
40th
Portugal rank
37th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0472 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0357 compared to formal wage employees in Czechia, a difference of 0.0115 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.

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

Czechia ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 37th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0379 compared to formal wage employees 0.1644 compared to formal wage employees 0.1265 compared to formal wage employees Portugal
2010s 0.0211 compared to formal wage employees 0.083 compared to formal wage employees 0.0619 compared to formal wage employees Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Czechia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0472 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0357 compared to formal wage employees in Czechia as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Czechia and Portugal?
0.0115 compared to formal wage employees, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Czechia ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 37th 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