Eswatini vs Lesotho: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Eswatini
64.8%
in 2025
Lesotho
66.4%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
101st
Lesotho rank
99th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 66.4% against 64.8% in Eswatini, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 99th of 187 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.2% | 57.8% | 4.5% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 61.0% | 5.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 64.1% | 6.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 65.9% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 66.4% against 64.8% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Eswatini ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 99th 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.