East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 92.0% against 58.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 33.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 92.1% | 51.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 92.2% | 45.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 91.7% | 37.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 92.1% | 34.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 92.0% against 58.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
- 33.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- 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.