Cuba vs Malaysia: Employment by status
Cuba
75.1%
in 2024
Malaysia
74.5%
in 2024
Cuba rank
69th
Malaysia rank
71st
Employment by status over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 75.1% against 74.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 186 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 69.2% | 22.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 71.6% | 15.7% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 73.3% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.3% | 0.1% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment by status, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 75.1% against 74.5% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in employment by status between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for employment by status?
- Cuba ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Employment by status. 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.