Bhutan vs Laos: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Bhutan
17.7%
in 2025
Laos
18.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
162nd
Laos rank
160th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 18.2% against 17.7% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 162nd and Laos ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 6.5% | 10.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 10.5% | 10.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.9% | 1.4% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.6% | 0.5% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Bhutan or Laos?
- Laos, at 18.2% against 17.7% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Bhutan and Laos?
- 0.5%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Bhutan ranks 162nd and Laos ranks 160th 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.