P-Value: Public sector wage premium (compared to formal wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
54
Highest
0.8169 compared to formal wage employees
Switzerland
Lowest
0 compared to formal wage employees
Armenia
Median
0 compared to formal wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
658
What the numbers show
P-Value: Public sector wage premium (compared to formal wage employees) is currently reported for 54 countries. The highest value is 0.8169 compared to formal wage employees in Switzerland; the lowest is 0 compared to formal wage employees in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 compared to formal wage employees, and the mean is 0.0356 compared to formal wage employees.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 417,349,000,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (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 formal wage employees | 2018 | up 261,071.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 0.6769 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 37,608,100,000.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0.1184 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 0.0925 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Croatia | 0.0576 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 36,770,000.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 0.0317 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 0.0242 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovakia | 0.022 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 0.0181 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 6,799,730.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 0.0149 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 28,555.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.0139 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 44,402,200.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0.012 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 14,769,100.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.0078 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 3,874.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Serbia | 0.0075 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 11,660,200,000.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.0055 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 74,225.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.0015 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 0.0013 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.0012 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0.0005 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 638.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | 0.0005 compared to formal wage employees | 2013 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 1,292,650,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | up 929,831,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Moldova | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2012 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 539.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 630.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Tanzania | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 417,349,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Bolivia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | France | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 413,330.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 24,980,700,000.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 40 | El Salvador | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | South Africa | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Turkey | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Panama | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Pakistan | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | — | flat |
| 40 | Chile | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 0 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |