Barbados vs Maldives: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
80.2%
in 2024
Maldives
79.7%
in 2024
Barbados rank
60th
Maldives rank
61st
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Maldives
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 80.2% against 79.7% in Maldives, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 60th and Maldives ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 62.1% | 24.8% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 64.4% | 20.6% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 74.1% | 7.8% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.2% | 1.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Maldives?
- Barbados, at 80.2% against 79.7% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Maldives?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Maldives?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Maldives rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 60th and Maldives ranks 61st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.