Benin vs Gambia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Benin
15.8%
in 2025
Gambia
17.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
163rd
Gambia rank
161st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 17.7% against 15.8% in Benin, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 163rd and Gambia ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 12.5% | 4.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 13.9% | 4.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 15.9% | 5.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 17.1% | 2.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 17.7% against 15.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Benin and Gambia?
- 1.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Benin ranks 163rd and Gambia ranks 161st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.