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
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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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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.