Cameroon vs Kenya: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Cameroon
21.9%
in 2025
Kenya
26.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
152nd
Kenya rank
150th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 26.0% against 21.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Kenya ranks 150th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 18.4% | 11.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 21.7% | 12.8% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 26.7% | 12.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 25.7% | 4.6% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Cameroon or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 26.0% against 21.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 4.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd and Kenya ranks 150th 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.