Congo vs Nigeria: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Congo
9.9%
in 2025
Nigeria
10.5%
in 2025
Congo rank
176th
Nigeria rank
174th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Congo
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.5% against 9.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 176th and Nigeria ranks 174th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.3% | 2.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 0.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.8% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Congo or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 10.5% against 9.9% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Congo and Nigeria?
- 0.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Congo ranks 176th 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.