Cape Verde vs Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Cape Verde
52.8%
in 2025
Nicaragua
50.9%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Nicaragua rank
124th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 52.8% against 50.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 47.0% | 8.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 47.5% | 2.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.5% | 0.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.4% | 1.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Cape Verde or Nicaragua?
- Cape Verde, at 52.8% against 50.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 1.9%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Nicaragua rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Nicaragua ranks 124th 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.