Tonga vs Upper middle income: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment)
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) over time
- Tonga
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 26.9% against 20.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 21.4% | 27.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 20.1% | 24.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 21.1% | 17.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 20.8% | 10.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry, female (% of female employment), Tonga or Upper middle income?
- Tonga, at 26.9% against 20.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry, female (% of female employment) between Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 6.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Upper middle income rank globally for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Tonga ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).