P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by occupation (compared to formal wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
0.9461 compared to formal wage employees
Brazil
Lowest
0 compared to formal wage employees
Uruguay
Median
0.0121 compared to formal wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
617
What the numbers show
P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by occupation (compared to formal wage employees) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 0.9461 compared to formal wage employees in Brazil; the lowest is 0 compared to formal wage employees in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees, and the mean is 0.183 compared to formal wage employees.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 66,443,799,999,999,996,353,052,672.0%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).
P-Value: Public sector wage premium, by occupation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 0.9461 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 4,964.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Estonia | 0.9314 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Latvia | 0.9266 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 404.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 0.921 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 676.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Tanzania | 0.7295 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0.7227 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 1,245.8% | volatile |
| 7 | El Salvador | 0.6659 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 3,115.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Greece | 0.5761 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 0.407 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 723.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Finland | 0.3804 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 0.373 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia | 0.3125 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 1,175.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 0.2704 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0.2252 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 1,049.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 0.2185 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 0.1993 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Romania | 0.1952 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 3,144.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 0.1518 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Iceland | 0.1236 compared to formal wage employees | 2013 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 0.1026 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 0.0785 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.0613 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 279.4% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 0.0469 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 64,828.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 0.0345 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Russia | 0.0314 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 31,765.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 0.0297 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.0121 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 0.0101 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 124,409,000.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 0.005 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 0.0029 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 22,244.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 0.0016 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 15,418,700,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 0.0015 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Australia | 0.0013 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Moldova | 0.0006 compared to formal wage employees | 2012 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.0006 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 66,443,799,999,999,996,353,052,672.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Zambia | 0.0004 compared to formal wage employees | 2014 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.0004 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.0004 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovakia | 0.0001 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 747,081.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Turkey | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2010 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | — | volatile |