Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 13.3% against 11.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Ethiopia ranks 170th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 7.4% | 3.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 12.6% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 13.3% against 11.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 2.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Ethiopia ranks 170th 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.