Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Canada
89.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
16.9%
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 89.8% against 16.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 72.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 12.5% | 75.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 13.9% | 74.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 15.8% | 72.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 16.5% | 72.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Canada, at 89.8% against 16.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 72.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Canada ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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.