Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Burkina Faso
11.1%
in 2025
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
173rd
Nigeria rank
174th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11.1% against 10.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.0% | 6.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 5.3% | 5.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.8% | 2.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
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 Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 11.1% against 10.5% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd and Nigeria ranks 174th 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.