Bulgaria vs Sweden: Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP

Bulgaria
0.0174
in 2016
Sweden
0.015
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Sweden rank
54th

Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
00.0050.010.0150.02200420102016

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0174 against 0.015 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0024.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 54th of 67 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0156 0.0153 0.0003 Bulgaria
2010s 0.0164 0.0154 0.0011 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Bulgaria, at 0.0174 against 0.015 in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp between Bulgaria and Sweden?
0.0024, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 54th of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 890 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed