Czechia vs Switzerland: Public sector wage premium

Czechia
0.0357 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Switzerland
-0.0067 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Czechia rank
40th
Switzerland rank
42nd

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Czechia
  • Switzerland
-0.1-0.0500.05200520112018

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.0357 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0067 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0424 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Czechia's figure about 5.3 times Switzerland's.

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

Czechia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0379 compared to formal wage employees -0.0584 compared to formal wage employees 0.0964 compared to formal wage employees Czechia
2010s 0.0211 compared to formal wage employees -0.0427 compared to formal wage employees 0.0638 compared to formal wage employees Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Czechia or Switzerland?
Czechia, at 0.0357 compared to formal wage employees against -0.0067 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Czechia and Switzerland?
0.0424 compared to formal wage employees, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Switzerland?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Czechia and Switzerland rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Czechia ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 42nd 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