Malta vs Paraguay: Public sector wage premium

Malta
0.0415 compared to formal wage employees
in 2018
Paraguay
0.0507 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
Malta rank
38th
Paraguay rank
36th

Public sector wage premium over time

  • Malta
  • Paraguay
-0.2-0.100.10.20.3200120112021

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0507 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0415 compared to formal wage employees in Malta, a difference of 0.0092 compared to formal wage employees.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

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

Malta ranks 38th and Paraguay ranks 36th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0124 compared to formal wage employees -0.0779 compared to formal wage employees 0.0655 compared to formal wage employees Malta
2010s 0.0678 compared to formal wage employees 0.0901 compared to formal wage employees 0.0222 compared to formal wage employees Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector wage premium, Malta or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.0507 compared to formal wage employees against 0.0415 compared to formal wage employees in Malta as of 2021.
What is the difference in public sector wage premium between Malta and Paraguay?
0.0092 compared to formal wage employees, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Paraguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Malta and Paraguay rank globally for public sector wage premium?
Malta ranks 38th 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