Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cape Verde
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 55.6% against 52.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 187 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 47.6% | 8.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 51.3% | 6.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 55.0% | 5.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 55.2% | 3.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 55.6% against 52.8% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st 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.