P-Value: Public sector wage premium (compared to all private employees) by country
Countries reporting
60
Highest
0.8169 compared to all private employees
Switzerland
Lowest
0 compared to all private employees
Panama
Median
0 compared to all private employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
738
What the numbers show
P-Value: Public sector wage premium (compared to all private employees) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 0.8169 compared to all private employees in Switzerland; the lowest is 0 compared to all private employees in Panama.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 compared to all private employees, and the mean is 0.0303 compared to all private employees.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 417,349,000,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
P-Value: Public sector wage premium: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 0.8169 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 258,699.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 0.6537 compared to all private employees | 2017 | up 38,150,900,000.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0.1184 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Croatia | 0.0576 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 36,770,000.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 0.0343 compared to all private employees | 2016 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 0.0317 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovakia | 0.0235 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 0.0181 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 6,799,730.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 0.0149 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 28,555.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Portugal | 0.0139 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 44,402,200.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Georgia | 0.01 compared to all private employees | 2013 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 0.0075 compared to all private employees | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Palestine | 0.0068 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Latvia | 0.0045 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 60,057.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0.0018 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 239,557.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.0015 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Iceland | 0.0014 compared to all private employees | 2013 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0.0013 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Ireland | 0.0011 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 0.0006 compared to all private employees | 2016 | up 238,612,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 0.0005 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 705.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Estonia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Moldova | 0 compared to all private employees | 2012 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 0 compared to all private employees | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 417,349,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 413,330.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mongolia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | up 26,488,400,000.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 0 compared to all private employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Australia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Tanzania | 0 compared to all private employees | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | El Salvador | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Turkey | 0 compared to all private employees | 2010 | — | flat |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 0 compared to all private employees | 2017 | — | flat |
| 37 | Vietnam | 0 compared to all private employees | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 0 compared to all private employees | 2014 | — | flat |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Armenia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 0 compared to all private employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2020 | — | flat |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0 compared to all private employees | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 0 compared to all private employees | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 0 compared to all private employees | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 0 compared to all private employees | 2016 | — | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 0 compared to all private employees | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 0 compared to all private employees | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 0 compared to all private employees | 2015 | — | flat |
| 37 | Pakistan | 0 compared to all private employees | 2020 | — | flat |
| 37 | Panama | 0 compared to all private employees | 2021 | — | flat |