Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
72.9%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
72.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
79th
Equatorial Guinea rank
81st
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 72.9% against 72.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 79th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 55.3% | 10.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 74.2% | 6.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 75.0% | 5.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 73.0% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
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, Egypt or Equatorial Guinea?
- Egypt, at 72.9% against 72.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 79th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 81st 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.