Latvia vs Paraguay: Public sector wage premium

Latvia
0.0806 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Paraguay
0.0507 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Latvia rank
33rd
Paraguay rank
36th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Latvia
  • Paraguay
-0.2-0.100.10.20.3200120112021

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.0806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0507 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0299 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.6 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 36th of 54 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2721 compared to formal wage employees -0.0779 compared to formal wage employees 0.35 compared to formal wage employees Latvia
2010s 0.1004 compared to formal wage employees 0.0901 compared to formal wage employees 0.0103 compared to formal wage employees Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Latvia or Paraguay?
Latvia, at 0.0806 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0507 compared to formal wage employees in Paraguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Latvia and Paraguay?
0.0299 compared to formal wage employees, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Paraguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Latvia and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Latvia ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 36th 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