El Salvador vs Jamaica: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
64.0%
in 2024
Jamaica
64.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
101st
Jamaica rank
100th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 64.2% against 64.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 100th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 58.7% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 61.0% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 60.0% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.8% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 64.2% against 64.0% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 101st and Jamaica ranks 100th 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.